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? Use your own knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

In these days, there is an increasing number of people having

health

issues related to junk

food

.

Hence

, some people believe that the authorities should introduce a higher tax for these kinds of

food

. I totally agree with

this

viewpoint because it will help decrease the consumers’ demand for fast

food

and

also

encourage people to cook healthy meal at

home

.

Firstly

, taxing higher on processed

food

will make a fall in the demand for it. Obviously, when the

price

of fast foods raises, the amount of consumption will go down. Take tobacco as an example, since it has been taxed higher, the enterprises had to increase the

price

of the product.

Therefore

, some people, especially working class cannot afford for

this

product many times like the way it was in the past, which leads to the lower consumption. From

this

case, it is believed that imposing a tax on detrimental

food

also

can be successful in lowering the amount of consumption.

Secondly

, it will probably encourage people to cook healthy dishes and

then

enjoy better

health

. Because when the

price

of unhealthy

food

gets much higher, cooking at

home

turns to be a better alternative choice.

For example

, hamburgers, fried chickens from convenience stores have been my choice for lunch at my school because of its reasonable

price

.

However

, if the government levies a higher tax on these foods, I will consider cooking at

home

because it is cheaper and even more nutrient for the body.

In other words

, fast

food

is no longer suitable for me both of its quality and

price

so I will turn to fresher meal

that is

better for my

health

. In conclusion, I completely agree that increasing tariffs on fast-

food

is an effective way to protect public

health

. It should be received more endorsement because of helping decrease the demand for junk

food

and encourage people to cook at

home

which are more friendly to our body.