Nowadays many people eat very badly in spite of the information which is available about ways to have a healthy, balanced diet. What could be the possible causes of this? Suggest some solutions which may improve the eating habits of people.

In the modern world, a wider variety of food choices is available to members of society than ever before. It is possible to have an extremely healthy diet or to consume junk food on a daily basis. There are several undoubted reasons why many choose the latter option and certain specific ways whereby such problems could be addressed. It is commonly observed that our society is busier than ever before. Individuals are pressed to do things quicker and quicker and one result of this may be that the majority does not have time left to prepare food or wait around for healthy food to be prepared. That is why the easiest food they eat under these circumstances is fast food, which is usually unhealthy. Furthermore, fast food restaurants put more financial investment into manipulating marketing and advertising than any other section of the food industry. As a result, we are constantly bombarded with messages telling us to eat fatty and sugary food or spreading false information, as well as hiding the true content or possible negative results of fast foodstuffs. This has a huge influence on our choice of food, especially the young, thereby encouraging fast food consumption more often. However, despite the seriousness of the causes, there are some possible solutions, which can remedy the situation. Initially, governments should enforce rules which force fast food restaurants offer both junk food and healthy food. They could instruct companies to put more information about the content of their products and produce other, much healthier food in the same restaurants. Given that people are given a choice of both fast food and healthy or home-made food to make, they can have much healthier food more, and avoid eating convenience food. In addition to this, they could prevent businesses from advertising, which misguides people. If a resolution fining those who spread wrong information or conceal detrimental sides of fast food were to be passed today, the amount of misinformation about such food would shrink overnight. In conclusion, both today’s busy lifestyle, along with heavy workload, and misguiding advertising of fast-food restaurants result in an increasing number of people eating unhealthily. Only when government makes fast food restaurants provide healthier food too and ban any misguiding advertisements, will the problem of unhealthy eating be tackled.