It seems clear that obesity in today’s society is to some extent due to the availability of fast food. Should governments place a tax on fast food to reduce the amount of fast food consumed?
Obesity has become a common problem in western societies and
this
is partly due to the availability of fast food
at low prices. To tackle this
problem, it has been suggested that governments should increase the tax on fast foods in order to reduce the amount of pre-cooked meals consumed. I personally believe that this
is a sound idea, because especially young people, who have less money, will be discouraged from buying food
at quick service restaurants.
The main reason for the high consumption of junk food
is that it is a cheap alternative to healthy meals. A salad
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example often is
twice as expensive as a burger, resulting in more people eating the burger than the salad. Accept comma addition
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As a result
, people prepare fewer meals themselves and eat more mass-produced food
instead
. In my opinion, it should not be possible to sell fast food
at a lower price than staple food
. By making takeaway meals more expensive than vegetables and fruit, people would change their eating habits, as they would want to save money.
Another way to reduce consumption of fast food
would be to prohibit its promotion. A similar approach was taken in terms of advertising cigarettes and one can say that this
approach has been successful to some extent. Additionally
, commercials for fast food
often target young children through offering inducements, such
as the toys in the happy meal at McDonalds for example
. The children are persuaded to demand a happy meal, yet often do not necessarily want to eat the food
contained in it. The only thing they want is the toy. If advertising junk food
were forbidden, the number
of children consuming pre-cooked meals would be reduced and therefore
the number
of obese children would decrease as well.
In conclusion, governments should put a tax on fast food
to reduce the amount consumed in order to decrease the number
of obese people. By placing a tax on fast food
and making it more expensive than healthy raw foods, people would began
to eat more healthily. If Suggestion
would begin
additionally
the advertising of quick service restaurants were banned, the number
of obese people would decrease even more drastically.Submitted by Vo Truong Thinh on
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