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?

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Several health issues are caused by manufactured food and drink that contain high levels of
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. Some believe that their prices should be increased to persuade
people
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to lower their consumption of
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. In my opinion,
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of raising the prices, other measures should be introduced to help cope with the problem.
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,
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should play an important role to help deal with the health problem of overconsuming
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.
For instance
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, in Thailand, the government requires each manufacturer to pay taxes according to the level of
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in their products, the more
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, the higher
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, and vice versa.
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, each manufacturer needs to reduce their
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level in order to pay less
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and keep their price stable and competitive in the market. Another solution is to encourage
people
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to do more physical activities.
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, parks, gyms, playgrounds and other sports facilities should be provided by government or local authorities and
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should be able to access them without charges.
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, nowadays, most
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spend their weekends going to shopping malls because not enough public spaces are available.
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results in
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gaining weight because the majority of
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spend less time exercising. In conclusion, in my opinion,
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should not be responsible for higher prices of sugary products,
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, the government should introduce a more effective measure to lessen the
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level of products by using
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, while at the same time, providing more public spaces
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as parks and gyms that
people
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can use for exercising.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • health problems
  • manufactured food and drink products
  • sugary products
  • excessive sugar consumption
  • discourage
  • promote
  • healthier choices
  • reduce
  • increased taxes
  • fund
  • health education
  • prevention programs
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