Weight-related issues have been on the rise in certain countries resulting in fitness levels moving towards a downward trail. The cause of the issue and preventive measures that can be taken is addressed in this article.
The major causes of weight gain in human beings can be attributed to dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle. The human body is primarily designed to do physical work to digest the food consumed. Inadequate physical exercise leads to fat getting deposited mostly around the stomach and waist areas. Modern food habits are also a major contributor to weight gain. Excess consumption of processed and fatty foods can result in an obese and disease-prone body. Technological development has produced machines that perform work which was once done entirely by humans. This has caused human beings to become lazy and rely on machines even for the smallest possible physical work.
Research has shown that citizens of countries whose government emphasis on physical activities (sports) in schools and universities lead a disease-free life. While the issue of weight gain is a serious one, there are a number of simple measures that can be taken to address it. A personal acquaintance of mine had major issues with obesity. Regulated food habits, combined with a disciplined lifestyle and plenty of physical exercises worked wonders for him. Within a matter of months, he became leaner, fitter and extremely cheerful. Governments should create health-awareness programs that throw light on the ill-effects of weight gain and the numerous benefits of maintaining good health. Public swimming pools, jogging grounds should be provided and citizens must avail them at every opportunity.
As the old adage goes “A sound mind resides in a sound body”. It is the responsibility of each individual to maintain proper body weight and set an example to their near and dear ones to achieve the goal of a disease-free society. 
Weight-related  
issues
 have been on the rise in certain countries resulting in fitness levels moving towards a downward trail. The cause of the  
issue
 and preventive measures that can  
be taken
  is addressed
 in this article.
The major causes of  
weight
  gain
 in  
human
 beings can  
be attributed
 to dietary habits and a sedentary lifestyle.  
The
  human
  body
 is  
primarily
 designed to do  
physical
 work to digest the  
food
 consumed. Inadequate  
physical
 exercise leads to  
fat
 getting deposited  
mostly
 around the stomach and waist areas. Modern  
food
 habits are  
also
 a major contributor to  
weight
  gain
. Excess consumption of processed and fatty  
foods
 can result in an obese and disease-prone  
body
. Technological development has produced machines that perform work which was once done  
entirely
 by  
humans
. This has caused  
human
 beings to become lazy and rely on machines even for the smallest possible  
physical
 work.
Research has shown that citizens of countries whose  
government
 emphasis on  
physical
 activities (sports) in schools and universities lead a disease-free life. While the  
issue
 of  
weight
  gain
 is a serious one, there are a number of simple measures that can  
be taken
 to address it. A personal acquaintance of mine had major  
issues
 with obesity. Regulated  
food
 habits, combined with a disciplined lifestyle and  
plenty
 of  
physical
 exercises worked wonders for him. Within a matter of months, he became leaner, fitter and  
extremely
 cheerful.  
Governments
 should create health-awareness programs that throw light on the ill-effects of  
weight
  gain
 and the numerous benefits of maintaining  
good
 health. Public swimming pools, jogging grounds should  
be provided
 and citizens  
must
 avail them at every opportunity. 
As
 the  
old
 adage goes “A sound mind resides in a sound  
body”
. It is the responsibility of each individual to maintain proper  
body
  weight
 and set an example to their near and dear ones to achieve the goal of a disease-free society.