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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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There is an increasing concern regarding
health
 issues related to fast
food
. Some
people
 believe that increasing taxes on
this
 kind of
food
 to help solve these problems. I completely agree with
this
 opinion and in
this
 essay, I will discuss my point of view. There is no doubt that our
health
 is dependent on our diet. I like repeating the one famous quote: “We are what we eat”. When we talk about fast
food
, we need to emphasize that
such
 type of
food
 contains a low level of nutrition value and at the same time,
this
food
 is rich in harmful substances
such
 as saturated fat, sugar, and salt. Eating fast
food
 on a regular basis can lead to an increased risk of obesity and chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver, and some cancers.
However
, over the
last
 many years fast
food
 is becoming more popular because of several reasons.
Firstly
, nowadays
people
 have a fast pace of life and they do not have free time for cooking healthy meals.
Secondly
, fast
food
 is tasty because in order to attract more
people
 the producers add a special
food
 supplement so-called sodium glutamate.
Moreover
, eating
this
 type of
food
 create dependence and
people
 get used to
this
 delicious meal.
Lastly
, fast
food
 is cheap and
people
 buy it to save money for other needs.
As a result
, we have encountered serious
health
 issues and unless the governments take urgent actions, our societies will face even greater
health
 problems in the future. One of
such
 measures could be a higher tax on fast
food
 because
this
 tax would be included in the price and
consequently
, fast
food
 would be expensive to eat regularly. It is likely
people
 would have to change their diet. To sum up, if we want to have a healthier nation, the government should impose a higher tax on fast
food
 and promote and support a healthy diet.
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