Obesity is a pressing issue that many countries are experiencing. The ubiquitous presence of fast-food chain restaurants, serving high-calorie meals loaded with fats and sodium, and neglecting to cook wholesome meals at home are among the underlying causes, but there are possible ways of curbing this unhealthy trend.
One of the leading causes of the high obesity rate is the high intake of junk food, such as hamburgers, chips, or fried chicken. Many people prefer takeaway meals containing a high content of salt and fat rather than healthy meals at home because of their convenience. For instance, in the UK, the sales of junk food have increased over the last few years because it is simple and easy to place online orders. Another cause of obesity is attributed to people’s sedentary lifestyle. Instead of playing outdoor sports, people would prefer to watch their favorite movies on TV or to play video games on the Internet while munching chips. This often results in the empty calories being transformed into fat.
There are a couple of tactics that the government could use to promote healthy habits. One tactic is for the government to put a tax on unhealthy food. This would encourage consumers to abstain from junk food and start preparing food at home. The compounding costs of tax on top of the food itself would make people turn to alternatives, such as home-cooked food. Another tactic is the government should ban the advertising of unhealthy food on the mass media, such as TV and the Internet. As children have not fully developed their rational judgments, they could not resist the urge to buy these products when stumbling upon the appealing images of them.
In conclusion, I am convinced that the issue of obesity is attributed to a sedentary life and the convenience of buying fast food, and hopefully, some tactics, such as a tax and prohibition on advertising fast food, would lead people to embrace healthy lifestyles.
Obesity is a pressing issue that
many
countries are experiencing. The ubiquitous presence of
fast
-food chain restaurants, serving high-calorie
meals
loaded with fats and sodium, and neglecting to cook wholesome
meals
at home are among the underlying causes,
but
there are possible ways of curbing this unhealthy trend.
One of the leading causes of the high obesity rate is the high intake of junk
food
, such as hamburgers, chips, or fried chicken.
Many
people
prefer takeaway
meals
containing a high content of salt and
fat
rather
than healthy
meals
at home
because
of their convenience.
For instance
, in the UK, the sales of junk
food
have increased over the last few years
because
it is simple and easy to place online orders. Another cause of obesity
is attributed
to
people’s
sedentary lifestyle.
Instead
of playing outdoor sports,
people
would prefer to
watch
their favorite movies on TV or to play video games on the Internet while munching chips. This
often
results in the empty calories
being transformed
into
fat
.
There are a couple of tactics that the
government
could
use
to promote healthy habits. One
tactic
is for the
government
to put a tax on unhealthy
food
. This would encourage consumers to abstain from junk
food
and
start
preparing
food
at home. The compounding costs of tax on top of the
food
itself would
make
people
turn to alternatives, such as home-cooked
food
. Another
tactic
is the
government
should ban the advertising of unhealthy
food
on the mass media, such as TV and the Internet. As children have not
fully
developed their rational judgments, they could not resist the urge to
buy
these products when stumbling upon the appealing images of them.
In conclusion
, I
am convinced
that the issue of obesity
is attributed
to a sedentary life and the convenience of buying
fast
food
, and
hopefully
,
some
tactics, such as a tax and prohibition on advertising
fast
food
, would lead
people
to embrace healthy lifestyles.