In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing.  What do you think are the causes of these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them?

There has recently been an upward trend in many individuals' average

weight

as a result

of unhealthy lifestyles across societies.

While

it could be asserted that

this

is mainly rooted in sedentary occupations and poor dietary habits, there do exist a number of measures that could play a key role in curbing the vexing issue of obesity. A reason why

people

have generally grown overweight and unhealthy is the sedentary nature of modern life. These days, almost everyone either drives or takes public transport to work or school.

As a result

, there has been a serious decline in most

people

’s levels of physical activity, leading them to burn fewer calories, and

consequently

gain

weight

. Another explanation could be poor dietary habits, especially overconsumption of fast food. A pizza,

for instance

, has many high-calorie ingredients

such

as Mozzarella cheese.

This

means that eating many pizzas would definitely have negative effects on blood fat levels contributing to increasing one’s

weight

. To tackle/address the issue of inactivity, there have been several solutions put forth, one of which could be for

people

to raise their daily physical activity,

for example

by walking to work if they live close to their workplaces, jogging in the morning or evening and taking regular exercise at the gym which would lead to burning more calories and losing

weight

. As a

further

step, what governments can do is to launch publicity campaigns against obesity so that

people

are informed of the dangers of a high-calorie diet. As an illustration, posters could be designed that display how diabetes results from obesity and mounted in public areas and vehicles.

This

would definitely encourage many to manage their calorie intake, and follow more strict diets to get back in shape. In the final analysis, the decline in health and fitness

coupled with

the increase in the

weight

of many

people

in various countries, an issue which needs

further

investigation, can be dealt with if the public increase their daily physical activity and are informed of the dangers of adopting high-calorie diets.