Many people the world over are now more interested in consuming junk food, leading them to gain extra body weight. Consequently, there has been, in recent years, a growing body of opinion in favour of raising the price of nutrient-poor meals in order to decrease their consumption of such items. Being a rational mind, however, I take issue with this notion, for I am of the view that the problem of obesity can only be contained by doing exercise and understanding the disastrous repercussions of eating saturated foodstuff.