Certain nations are witnessing a growth in the average weight of its people along with a decline in the level of public health. This essay will suggest that the primary reason for this is the easy accessibility to unhealthy foods at affordable prices and educating the masses is the best solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
Fast foods have become extremely affordable over the years and easy access to them is the biggest reason for weight increase among people. The current generation of individuals has less time to spare due to their busy schedules and prefer consuming food that takes less time to prepare. Therefore, they resort to eating quick unhealthy meals. For example, a study by Queen's University found that 71% of the working class of men and women wind up eating at restaurants that serve fast food since they have do not have long lunch breaks.
A viable solution to this problem is to spread awareness among the public about the health risks associated with the consumption of unhealthy meals. Individuals are often unaware of the toll that junk food can have on their body. Once people know the damage that it does to them, they tend to be more cautious of what they put in their body. To illustrate, after campaigns were conducted in the city of Ahmedabad in May 2018 to promote fitness, fast-food joints experienced a 37% decline in sales in that same month.
In conclusion, the chief cause of declining health among people is accessible and affordable junk meals and a possible solution is to increase public awareness.
Certain nations are witnessing a growth in the average weight of its
people
along with a decline in the level of public health. This essay will suggest that the primary reason for this is the easy accessibility to unhealthy
foods
at affordable prices and educating the masses is the best solution, followed by a reasoned conclusion.
Fast
foods
have become
extremely
affordable over the years and easy access to them is the biggest reason for weight increase among
people
. The
current
generation of individuals has less time to spare due to their busy schedules and prefer consuming
food
that takes less time to prepare.
Therefore
, they resort to eating quick unhealthy meals.
For example
, a study by Queen's University found that 71% of the working
class
of
men
and women wind up eating at restaurants that serve
fast
food
since they have
do
not have long lunch breaks.
A viable solution to this problem is to spread awareness among the public about the health
risks
associated with the consumption of unhealthy meals. Individuals are
often
unaware of the toll that junk
food
can have on their body. Once
people
know the damage that it does to them, they tend to be more cautious of what they put in their body. To illustrate, after campaigns
were conducted
in the city of Ahmedabad in May 2018 to promote fitness,
fast
-food joints experienced a 37% decline in sales in that same month.
In conclusion
, the chief cause of declining health among
people
is
accessible and affordable junk meals and a possible solution is to increase public awareness.