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 ?
Numerous physical problems might occur due to the consumption of packaged food and drink as they contain a significant proportion of
sugar
. Thus
products
that contain artificial sweetness should be sold at high prices to promote a healthy lifestyle. I strongly disagree with this
notion for two reasons which I will elucidate further
in the passage.
First
of all, it is not a viable solution to make sugar
-based items
expensive as these items
contribute a large share in the country's economy. Generally, these processed items
occupy 40% of the food market of any country and if they are marked expensive then
as a result
fewer people
will buy them and thus
this
market might get collapsed. A large number of people
who are employed in this
sector will lose their job if products
are sold at higher prices. For instance
, Coca-Cola only provides employment to half a million people
globally if it makes sugary products
expensive then
it will directly affect the number of people
who are employed there.
Secondly
, sugar
is an addictive substance and when we consume sugar
it releases a chemical in the human body known as dopamine which gives the feeling of happiness and satisfaction. So we tend to consume such
products
on regular basis to get this
feeling again and again. If products
that contain sugar
are marked expensive then
people
might not able to get them and it will affect their mental health. For example
, a growing body of research suggests that people
who consume sweets daily are mentally stable and happy as compared to their similar counterparts. Furthermore
, several doctors also
suggest eating sugary food to fight anxiety and depression.
In conclusion, I am against the idea that sugary items
should be expensive as they contribute largely to the nation's economy and give jobs to hundreds of citizens. In addition
, they are related to mental health indirectly and can be used as a medication to fight severe diseases like depression.Submitted by ayushgoswami25 on
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