Many people are faced with the challenge of keeping to a healthy dietary choices. This is a serious problem because of its deleterious medical consequences. This essay will consider the main causes of the issue before proposing solutions.
Perhaps, the most important cause of difficulty in keeping to a healthy diet is the busy work schedule of many people today. Many adults in various countries work from early in the morning until late in the evening and often have little or no break for meals. Thus, they usually buy available food for sustainance at work and while they are heading home. For instance, many companies in Nigeria do not have restaurants that provide meals conducive for health. Therefore, the workforce buy fast foods which have high amount of sugar, unhealthy fats and salts. Furthermore, due to the wide availability of refined and fast foods, many local foods that are wholesome are expensive. Many of these local foods have short shelf life which result in an increase in the rate of their spoilage. So, a number of food stores only house a limited quantity of these foods. This has resulted in their exorbitant prices, making it difficult to maintain a healthy diet.
Fortunately, However, there are two promising solutions to this issue. First of all, employers should provide adequate meal breaks for their workers. When employees have enough time off their busy work schedule, they would be able to make home-made meals that can improve their health, or choose to regularly commute to restaurants that sell healthy delicacies. Secondly, locally grown agricultural produces should be subsidized by the government. Hence, it would be able to compete with cheap refined foods. For example, following a reduction in the price of locally produced rice supported by the Nigerian government, there was a surge in the sales of these rice to people who often visit fast food joints. Cheap local dishes would motivate more people to eat them and reduce fast foods.
In conclusion, the difficulty faced by some people in keeping to wholesome meals arise owing to their busy work and the high cost of some locally grown produces. Employers should give their employees adequate meal breaks and the governments should subsize the price of some healthy local foods.
Many
people
are faced
with the challenge of keeping to a
healthy
dietary
choices
. This is a serious problem
because
of its deleterious medical consequences. This essay will consider the main causes of the issue
before
proposing solutions.
Perhaps, the most
important
cause of difficulty in keeping to a
healthy
diet is the busy
work
schedule of
many
people
today
.
Many
adults in various countries
work
from early in the morning until late in the evening and
often
have
little
or no break for
meals
.
Thus
, they
usually
buy
available
food
for
sustainance
at
work
and while they are heading home.
For instance
,
many
companies
in Nigeria do not have restaurants that provide
meals
conducive for health.
Therefore
, the workforce
buy
fast
foods
which have high amount of sugar, unhealthy fats and salts.
Furthermore
, due to the wide availability of refined and
fast
foods
,
many
local
foods
that are wholesome are expensive.
Many
of these
local
foods
have short shelf life which result in an increase in the rate of their spoilage.
So
, a number of
food
stores
only
house
a limited quantity of these
foods
. This has resulted in their exorbitant prices, making it difficult to maintain a
healthy
diet.
Fortunately
,
However
, there are two promising solutions to this issue.
First of all
, employers should provide adequate
meal
breaks for their workers. When employees have
enough
time off their busy
work
schedule, they would be able to
make
home-made
meals
that can
improve
their health, or choose to
regularly
commute to restaurants that sell
healthy
delicacies.
Secondly
,
locally
grown agricultural produces should
be subsidized
by the
government
.
Hence
, it would be able to compete with
cheap
refined
foods
.
For example
, following a reduction in the price of
locally
produced rice supported by the Nigerian
government
, there was a surge in the sales of these rice to
people
who
often
visit
fast
food
joints.
Cheap
local
dishes would motivate more
people
to eat them and
reduce
fast
foods.
In conclusion
, the difficulty faced by
some
people
in keeping to wholesome
meals
arise owing to their busy
work
and the high cost of
some
locally
grown produces. Employers should give their employees adequate
meal
breaks and the
governments
should
subsize
the price of
some
healthy
local
foods
.