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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 with this opinion?

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For the
last
 few
years
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people
faced
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health
 issues by virtue of consuming unhealthy
food
. According to some
people
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 it is highly important to impose a higher
tax
 on
such
 kinds of
food
 to prevent the growing number of
health
 problems.
This
 essay agrees with
such
 a viewpoint partially, and it will
firstly
 discuss the effect of higher taxes on society.
Then
,
however
, the following essay will interpret the possible way to tackle
this
 issue.
For
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 recent years, the question about imposing a
tax
rate
 for unhealthy
food
 has been controversial and one of the common ideas is that imposing a higher
tax
rate
 will make fast
food
 unaffordable.
However
, most
people
 who consume fast
food
 are aware of it is
health
 consequences.
For instance
, recent research from the Institute of Social Science shows that
people
 who are acquainted with
health
 issues from fast
food
 will not stop
to consume
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consuming
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 unhealthy
food
 even if it would be more expensive.
On the other hand
, it is evident that fast
food
 contains certain ingredients which could be harmful
for
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health
 and
body
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the body
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. One critical issue is that the government should prevent the extremely growing
rate
 of consumption of junk
food
 and encourage society to care about their nutrition and body.
For example
, the authority could manage taxes and impose a lower
tax
rate
 for healthy
food
 and
higher
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a higher
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rate
 for unhealthy
food
. To conclude, I firmly believe that a higher
tax
rate
 will not improve the situation with junk
food
 and arising
health
 problems from the consumption of
this
 kind of
food
. In my opinion, the authorities are able to prevent the surge of
health
 issues in society.
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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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