IELTS8 Test4

　　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?

　　In present-day society, it is obvious that people's life standards have been improved considerably. Coupled with that are the continuous increase of people's weight and the concerning decrease of their health and fitness levels.

　　Evidently, there are a few reasons lying behind this scenario. To begin with, unlike in the past when there was only a limited options of food, the food available to us nowadays are more than abundant. Therefore people especially those who suffered food scarcity tend to eat a lot without realising that. Furthermore, the culprit behind this is the food company. They are exploiting every possible method to feed their customers more in order to pursue maximum profit. For one thing, food companies keep encouraging their customers to buy larger serving of the food products like hamburgers. For another, food companies invest generously on hiring scientists to create more delicious food to attract customers. Also, what shouldn't be neglected is the unhealthy food ingredients some food factories use. All these reasons combined together lead to the status quo of the present population's weight and their deteriorating health condition.

　　Immediate measures should be taken to address this worrisome trend. For individuals, they should try to establish a balanced diet by having a variety of nutritious as well as healthy food. Meanwhile, they should develop a habit of doing sports like running. For the government, it should issue stricter policies on the food ingredients that food factories can use so as to avoid using fattening ones. Besides, the government should launch campaigns to raise the public's interests of doing sports. Physical education at different levels of schools should be paid enough attention as well so as to help the youngsters build up a strong body at an early stage.

　　To sum up, it's not without difficult to resolve this issue. Persistence and tenacity are of critical importance when it comes to combating an issue like this one. Only when the efforts from both the government and individuals are made can this be addressed.