Some people think that government should increase tax on unhealthy food to encourage people to start eating healthy. Do you agree or disagree.

Some people hold the view that increasing taxes on unhealthy products can encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle. I partly agree with

this

argument as I believe that other measures should

also

be implemented. Implementing higher prices on junk

food

can certainly be a good

measure

for combating unhealthy practices. Most fast

food

costs relatively cheap, and

this

is one of the key factors of its prevalence. If the price of

such

food

is increased, people would be less willing to buy it and businesses would need to take measures for improving a situation with the decreasing money flow. They might start producing healthier

food

if they do not want to lose their business.

This

eventually can influence people's health. Another effective

measure

would be to educate people about unhealthy

food

.

This

is especially important for young people as they are less aware of health problems that might cause eating unhealthy

food

. The

first

measure

could be for schools to educate youngsters by giving them a lecture on a healthy lifestyle.

In addition

to

this

, television should broadcast programs about healthy practices.

This

can include lectures about the ingredients of different

food

products and other aspects of a healthy life. In conclusion,

although

imposing higher taxes on unhealthy

food

can be a good

measure

to prevent people from buying it, I think that education can be not less important.