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Obesity is a growing problem in developed nations. What are the reasons for the increase in numbers of very overweight people? What can be done to deal with the problem?

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Nowadays, first-world countries are facing problems of obesity
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 their respective citizens.
This
 essay discusses the reasons for the increase in
population
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the population
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 of overweight
people
 and methods to solve the problem. The major cause of obesity is due unhealthy lifestyle.
For
instance
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 most number of masses
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the
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apply
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developed countries have easy
accesses
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 to
variety
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a variety
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 of
food
,
due
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and due
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 to
this
 easy access
people
 tend
patronize
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fast-
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fast food
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food
, street
food
 and processed
can-goods
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goods
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. Not knowing the long-term consequences of irresponsible
food
 selection,
people
continues
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 to buy palatable yet unhealthy
food
.
In addition
,
people
 tend to be obese because there is no time for exercise. Take an example of
this
 situation, the average working hours of an employee is eight hours a day plus commute and sleep time. The hectic
work life
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 balance hinders the person to allocate time on exercise. One possible solution to promote normal body mass index (BMI) is to have discipline
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 choosing appropriate
food
. The consumer may
chose
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 vegetables and fruits if the government
will give
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 incentives
to
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 these selections
on
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 grocery stores.
On the other hand
, the government may add more taxes on alcoholic drinks, sweetened beverages,
ciggarettes
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cigarettes
 and other processed products on the market. The result
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program
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the program
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 may push
people
 to buy affordable and healthy foods rather than expensive processed foods. Another possible solution is to encourage employees to participate in physical activities conducted by institutions
such
 as sports festivals and basketball tournaments.
Overall
, rich nations
faces
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 obesity problems because of lifestyle choices and
carreer-oriented
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career-oriented
people
. There are possible solutions to
implemet
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implement
 to counteract these problems
such
 as incentivizing raw
food
 materials like vegetables and fruits, but taxing processed products.
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 companies may help promote exercise through organizing team buildings in a way of sports activities.
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grammatical accuracy
Work on improving grammatical accuracy, such as subject-verb agreement and article usage. For instance, 'the population of overweight people' should be 'the population of overweight people' and 'most number of masses' is awkwardly phrased.
task response
Ensure that your points are fully developed. For example, the section on exercise could benefit from additional detail, such as specific ways companies can encourage exercise beyond organized sports.
structure
Clear introduction and conclusion that frame the essay well.
coherence
Logical progression of ideas with clear paragraphs dedicated to different points.
task response
Use of specific examples and actionable solutions, making the essay practical and informative.

Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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