Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problem. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?
In recent times, the eating habits of
people
have changed drastically. They consume more processed foods packed with excessive sugar levels which lead them to face enormous health-related issues. I strongly agree that to reduce consumption, sugar-packed products
should be sold at higher prices.
To begin
with, many people
over-consume sugary products
because they are cheap and easy to cook. Due to busy lifestyles, a lot of people
do not get time to cook their meals
in homes and they prefer to eat junk meals
in restaurants to save their time and money. These restaurants offer cheap soft drinks with meals
to attract their customers. For example
, in the USA many fast-food restaurants offer free refills on sodas. As a result
, customers tend to have two or three sodas at a meal. I believe a regulation to increase prices could restrain people
to buy and excessive usage of sugary products
.
Furthermore
, making high-sugar products
more expensive can promote healthy eating choices among people
. The processed products
also
contain high levels of cholesterol and fibre leading to many cardiovascular diseases and obesity which are common nowadays. By increasing the prices of processed meals
to a point at which people
are unable to afford regularly, they may turn to affordable and healthy food options. For instance
, packed orange juice costs two times less than fresh juice, if it will become costly then
customers will definitely prefer to buy fresh juice. Although
fresh foodstuff also
contains sugar natural products
are healthier than processed products
.
To conclude, sugar-sweetened products
should be made more costly to refrain people
to buy because at present they are cheaper and more affordable. Another reason is that people
will turn to a healthy lifestyle if they become cheaper than junk foods.Submitted by azhar.javaid6 on
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.