Some people say that a special tax should be put on food and drinks with high levels of added sugar. Others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

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Several steps are taken by the governments of different countries in the world to improve the health of their citizens. There are some
people
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who believe that
food
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products
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containing
a high amounts
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high amounts
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of
sugar
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should be taxed heavily to reduce their
consumption
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while there are
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those and so am I who do not support
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idea. Both sides of
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argument with appropriate reasons will be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs. The
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reason, I believe, the
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supporting the idea of taxing sweet
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products
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have would be that
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foods cause harm to
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's health. Many diseases are caused when
sugar
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is consumed in excessive amounts and there are several
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in the market that have a lot of added
sugar
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to enhance their taste. A spike of about 20%,
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, was observed in the number of
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suffering from diabetes
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year.
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, it is a belief of some
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that
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of
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food
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products
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could be reduced among
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if they are taxed heavily, as taxing them would increase their price
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would reduce their demand to some extent.
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on the basis of the discussion above it seems quite right to tax foods having
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high levels of
sugar
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, I think that
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measure would not be helpful in solving the problem discussed above. What I mean to say is, it would not help in reducing the
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of
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food
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products
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that much. Those who like eating sugary
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products
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would consume them anyway, there would be a little reduction but not that great decrease observed in the overall
consumption
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of these
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. In conclusion, charging
food
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products
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having
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high levels of
sugar
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would reduce their
consumption
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to some extent and would be helpful in preventing
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from suffering from several diseases caused due to
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products
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, but
this
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measure would not help in seeing greater results.
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