21 生活方式
个人选择还是政府强制要求，为了健康生活
个人 personal choice
政府 government lifestyle guideline, government intervenes, launch awareness campaigns开展宣传活动, make a policy, introduce laws
健康生活 living healthy, dietary habits
Healthy lifestyle is so important because it has close relationship with our dignity and welfare/ well-beings. Though many people think that it is a personal choice, I do not think people are likely to adopt a healthy lifestyle unless the government intervenes.
Admittedly, those who decide how to live their life will possibly be happier. They choose to develop and maintain healthy habits because they believe that these habits can bring enjoyment to their life. For example, some pay more attention to fruit and vegetable in their diets, which can help them keep (help sb do sth)fit and increase their confidence in work and social lives. Conversely, they will live in enormous pressure, if they are obsessed with how to follow the government's lifestyle guideline.(If they are required to blindly obey the government's lifestyle guideline / rules.)
However, it is sometimes argued that strict regulation on some behaviors, especially those which have been proven to be damaging to health, is more important. There are many people who lack self-discipline. For example, although they have acknowledged that smoking endangers their health, they still smoke continuously. The consequence is that their habit is not only harmful to their health but also to those living around them.
In addition, the official government / the officer of states should be responsible for educating the public about what to do and offering guidance. Many people are not well-informed about the consequence of bad behaviors. Those who rely heavily on computers (sits in front of computers for several hours) may not realize that this sedentary lifestyle can affect (harm) their health adversely and reduce their life expectancy. A growing number of consumers also eat fast food to save time, but they do not aware that this kind of fattening food can cause health problems, such as obesity and hypertension. Government should launch awareness campaigns开展宣传活动 , introduce laws and make a policy. For example, requiring fast food restaurants to put nutritional content on packaging, to ensure that all citizens are conscious of the impact of their dietary habits 饮食习惯on health.
To summarize, individual's healthy living habits will not developed without their awareness of basic health knowledge. While personal objective choice can help them live happier, most people's behaviors require government's instruction and guidance.
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