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Hook Technique Laziness is the Main Cause of Obesity Charity begins at Home

a. Facts & Stats Malaysia recently has recorded one of the highest rate of child
obesity in South East Asia. If you notice the alarming rate of a large
number of children around us has a very high BMI index. If not
addressed, the nation will face many medical issues in the coming
future.

b. Narrative
c. Questions What is the main cause of obesity? Is it a sedentary lifestyle due to
our laziness is the root cause of this issue? Is obesity a result of a
lifestyle choice or a genetic defect that is beyond our control? These
are some of the questions that pop to mind when we discuss about
the topic of obesity and its causes.

d. Examples McD, Maggi, Fried Chicken, Pizza. These are all examples of fast
food readily available these days which is the main contributor to
the rise of obesity in the nation. However, is food intake really the
main culprit? Could the fact that humans are getting lazier and
lazier be the main cause of weight gain and obesity?

e. Quotes/Proverbs Eat to live not live to eat. There is truism in this quote. Many of us
eat just enough to live but many others make it a mission to
consume countless calories. What we eat is not the only factor
leading to rising obesity levels, in fact, a sedentary lifestyle where
people are getting lazier to live an active life is perhaps the main
cause of this health issue.

f. Imagination/ What if the majority of humans on this earth were categorised as


Contrast obese? Would the hospitals be over-brimming with obesity related
to health emergencies? Imagine if all children were grossly
overweight, should we be pointing fingers at them and their
unhealthy lifestyles or do we blame the parents? Laziness, from
young to old, is the main cause for the rise of obesity.

TS Agree Disagree
There are many facets to this issue whereby laziness is indeed the In terms of laziness being the main cause of obesity, there are
main cause of obesity due to our sedentary lifestyle, laziness to many issues that disprove this statement because obesity has
prepare healthier homecooked meals as well as being lazy to follow more to do with hereditary tendencies, uncontrolled food
a healthy regime. consumption and the lack of quality of available food.

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