In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering form 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 to you agree or disagree with this opinion?

In the current era, more and more

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are deteriorating their health by the overconsumption of high calories junk

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. I firmly agree that governing bodies must enforce higher

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ratios on these

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so that

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well being could be safeguarded. Higher

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rates mean less sale of poor nutrition

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. When the government apply high

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brackets on

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items

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, edibles

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will go up and

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will deviate towards more healthy

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. According to a recent study in Saudi Arabia, after imposing a higher value-added

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on the sugar, soft drink

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went up, leading to less consumption of carbonated drinks in the restaurants.

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, it is clear how the demand and

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of the

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are directly linked, higher

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mean fewer purchases. Another point is that additional money collected in the form of taxes can be spent on educating the

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. If the government spend

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budget on educational campaigns, the public will have a better knowledge of the

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' nutritional value.

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, they would be in a better position to make an informed decision about what to buy and what to avoid.

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, those countries,

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as Norway and Sweden, which educate their children from a young age about the importance of eating healthy their young generation makes more rational choices when they grow up.

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,

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education has a vital role to play in a person's fitness. To conclude, an increasing number of

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are suffering from the hazards of fried

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and high calories soft drinks which have very little nutritional value to offer. After thoroughly analyzing the situation, I would suggest that the health ministry must recommend increasing the

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of

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items

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so that

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buy them less and money collected can be spent on the public health awareness campaigns.