It is considered as a scientific fact that unhealthy food such as fast-food and convenience food has become a ubiquitous part of the contemporary society. Eating healthy food does not only contribute to the rise of obesity, but also increases the risk of associated diseases such as diabetes, heart condition and cancer, which costs millions of dollars on medical treatment every year. Hence, some people advocate that the government should impose a "fat tax" on unhealthy food in order to discourage overconsumption, while others disagree and feel that this may interpreted as discriminatory to some people. Although unhealthy food may not be independent factor of becoming obese, I believe that rising prices on unhealthy sustenance is sensible idea in terms of reducing the rate of obesity and obesity-related diseases as well as lowering the costs in medical treatment.