Most people would agree with the definition of good health as being in a state where you are free from sickness. Despite this, there are many different opinions about how a person can actually have good health. People used to only think of their health when they are sick. But these days more and more people are taking actions to make sure that they don't get sick. One of the ways to feel healthy and to stay in shape in the same time is to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Having a healthy diet can help promote good health. Food like vegetables and fruits should be eaten several times each day. It is also important to eat food high in fiber such as beans, grains, fruit and vegetables. Fiber helps your body to digest the food you eat. It also helps your body in other ways such as decreasing the chance of getting some cancers, heart disease and diabetes. Avoiding food with a lot of sugar, salt and fat is a good idea. Eating these kinds of foods can lead to a variety of health problems. The main one is obesity. Obesity means having so much fat on your body that you are risking your health.
However, eating junk food is very popular among young people. Everybody knows that fast food is cheap and quick. However, it is not as tasty as food cooked at home. Young people prefer to eat pizzas, hamburgers and French fries but they should eat soup instead. Fast food companies spend lots of money to make people believe that fast food is cool. Consequently, the average American eats three hamburgers with French fries a week. Is it surprising that 14% of American teenagers are obese?
Nowadays, there is a health care organization, which is devoted to create new eating habits so that we can have a healthier generation. Researchers hope that in future food companies will be more worried about how to make food healthy and not how to make money1.
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3. According to the text, cavity can become a health problem through eating food with a lot of sugar, salt and fat. [1]
4. According the text, fast food doesn’t cost much and it is as delicious as homemade food.
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5. According to the text, young people try to show that junk food is cool.
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6. According to the text, a health care organization works on a new menu to make a generation healthier.
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