Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?
Certain concerned citizens believe that prices should be raised to counter the high sugar content in various food and drink
products
. In my opinion, this
solution may have a marginal impact, however
other reforms would engender greater progress.
Supporters of this
policy argue that it has been effective in the past. The best-known corollary is the high price of tobacco products
in many nations
. As an illustration, countries where prices are low, such
as Indonesia, Vietnam and India, have considerably higher rates of smokers compared to other nations
that have instituted heavy taxes. Furthermore
, taxation has had limited effectiveness concerning food products
in some European nations
, where sugary and fatty products
are more expensive and there has been a concomitant marginal decline in consumption. However
, the more striking realisation from attempts to tax luxuries is that individuals are often willing to pay to satisfy their addictions and they would rather sacrifice in other areas.
Therefore
, superior solutions would involve more holistic government action. This
can be apparently illustrated through policies in Japan. From a young age, children are fed healthy meals at school as well as at home, and the government has encouraged health awareness through a variety of programs and initiatives aimed at various demographics. The result is that sugary products
and drinks have a place in society that is
less prominent than in nations
such
as the United States where the culture centres on fast food, soda and packaged meals. A more thoughtful approach should not be discounted, simply because of the challenges posed by enacting and evaluating small steps that are aligned and enforced consistently over a period of years.
In conclusion, the immediate and largely ineffective fix offered by raising prices is not advisable compared with more long-term measures. Governments should therefore
take a long view and communicate this
clearly to the general citizenry.Submitted by vuanhhibstrading on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite