TASK 2 (Academic and General Training) You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Many people have difficulty maintaining a healthy diet. What are the causes of this problem? How could it be solved? Write at least 250 words.

In today's day and age we see an increased segment of the population suffering from overall health issues. These health concerns come from inconsistent and unhealthy eating habits and less active lifestyle. Many complain that they find it very difficult to maintain eating healthy. And why do we think that might be? To better understand this problem, we need to also be aware that today's demographics of people working have changed. We now live in a very fast moving and evolving world. We see cars gushing about and people pacing by with barely no time to stop. These changed working styles to make ends meet for a living - has caused this major health imbalance. People sit behind screens all day with hard deadlines in a very competitive environment unlike in the past. Having less time to shop for healthy food options instead seek shortcuts and opt for quick bites or fast foods. The fast food options are less expensive, easy to cook and readily available, which makes them the better choice. Eating healthy and then being continuing to do so - is a minset shift and will take some intial practice. One practice that might be of help in this regard is to - meal prep. How that works is - we buy our choice of groceries on the weekends and prep food and store them for the working days. Planning our meals ahead helps eat clean and creates a sense of accountability to our nutrition needs to daily basis thereby making us consistent as we go along.