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In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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Food
 is one of
most crucial requirement
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the most crucial requirement
 for human beings. Too much intake of
junk
food
 results in various
health
 issues in humans. I completely accord that fast
food
 should be taken as a taxable item as it spreads
lot
Suggestion
lots
 of diseases, if consumed excessively. To embark on, in the past era, there was only one source of income from the male member of the family, so women were used to prepare meals and thought it as the core responsibility of herself, which in turn help other family members to enjoy home made
food
.
In addition
, there was a good rate of healthy people.
However
, due to
dual earnings
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the dual earnings
 of both men and women these days, the concept of preparing meals at home has been cut off up-to
large extent
Suggestion
a large extent
 due to the busy schedule
.
Accept space
.
 It has been observed that people prefer to have fast
food
 rather than cultural
food
 as it is easily available and does not require much
efforts
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effort
 and cost. These
individual
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individuals
 are not aware that
this
 has an adverse effect on their
health
,
hence
 if more tax could be
apply
Suggestion
applied
 by
Government
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the Government
,
this
junk
food
 can be avoided effectively.
This
, in
turn will
Accept comma addition
turn, will
 make the nation and people healthy and wealthy.
Furthermore
, we are the teachers or followers for the upcoming generation,
as a result
, if we ourselves become
health
 conscious, it would help
next generation
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the next generation
 to be the same. People might opt for
junk
food
 once in a blue moon for a change, but should not
make
engage in
do
 it as a routine, as it impacts their
health
 badly by causing
lot
Suggestion
a lot
 of diseases
such
 as obesity,
food
 poisoning and reduces immunity of an individual. To conclude, there is a need of raising awareness amongst people about the demerits of
junk
food
 and applying more tax on
such
food
 items to make our citizens healthy.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • public health
  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • heart disease
  • health outcomes
  • healthcare costs
  • consumer behavior
  • socio-economic backgrounds
  • ethical implications
  • public health campaigns
  • subsidies
  • regulations
  • nutritional content
  • healthier food options
  • government intervention
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