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.
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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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