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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Sugary food and drinks manufactured are very popular nowadays even if they are not for our health.
Although
I agree that people
may be prevented from consuming much sugar
by higher prices, I do not think that making those sugary products
expensive is a practical way.
People
will consume less sugar
since most of them have a constantly fixed income. They have to carefully manage their expense monthly, especially when they are bearing a burden of loans. Therefore
, they should lower the amount they buy when the price
of sugar
goes higher. In addition
, sugary products
are not of crucial necessity to human beings, unlike protein or nutrition. People
will consume necessary products
in advance if their budgets are tight. For example
, when the price
of pork goes higher, people
tend to eat more rice and vegetables instead
of meat. Also
, sugary products
of higher prices motivate people
to seek for their alternatives. They may eat more fruits instead
of manufactured sugary products
.
However
, the price
of products
is mainly depending on the balance between supply and demand. This
means that a price
rise may lead to a decrease in the sales of sugary products
, which will lower the profit of the companies. As a result
, companies are not willing to follow the rules. Furthermore
, people
may sacrifice their budget for other goods to maintain their expense on sugar
. For example
, those who are keen on dessert may consume less healthy food like vegetables due to their increased spending on sugar
, which will result in more serious health problems.
In conclusion, raising the price
of manufactured sugary products
may contribute to less sugar
consumed by people
. However
, there are many difficulties in front of such
kind of measure. It is better to look for more practical approaches to guide people
out of too much sugar
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