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?

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It's noticeable that excessive consumption of convenience
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such
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as burger, pizza, French fries or soft drink could result in many health problems. To solve
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problem, some countries proposed to increase the
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for these kinds of
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.
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, personally, I think
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solution may not solve the problem completely, even possibly cause some negative effects on consumers. Imposing a higher
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on
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food
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could be ineffective in preventing consumers, especially who have high income, from eating
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kind of
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because they put convenience on a higher priority than health in today's busy life. While, lower-income families will have to shoulder the burdens of
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enhancement because organic or fresh foods have a pretty high price and consume much time for cooking.
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, they must find other kinds of
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which are
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convenient, quickly prepared but lower price. That means, quality of
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they consume will reduce and consumers may suffer from more serious diseases.
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, because of convenience
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increment, some
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manufactures might find other ways to reduce budgets for producing processed foods like using low-quality ingredients and consumer will suffer from the consequences of
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of increasing taxes for unhealthy foods, investing to improve the quality of fast
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and make healthy
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more affordable and convenient might be the better solution for governments. For fast
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, it will be healthier for consumers if harmful ingredients are removed from
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processing. Spending more money on developing modern machines, which make healthy
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processing quicker and cost less, could enlarge consumption of organic foods.
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, the government should promote education for citizens to have healthy lifestyles as well as awareness of consequences of eating
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food
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or microwaveable foods frequently. In conclusion, to reduce unhealthy foodstuff consumption, promote a healthy lifestyle and cultivate meal quality as well as
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processing manufactures are better solutions than
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junk
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a junk food tax increment
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tax
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increment.
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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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