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?

Nowadays, sugary

food

and beverage

goods

are becoming more popular, It is widely believed that the

price

of these

products

should be increased higher as they are causing many issues with people's

health

. I completely agree with

this

point of view, because raising the

price

of sugary

food

and drink

products

will eliminate the use of these unhealthy

goods

as well as contribute more

income

for investing in the healthcare system in order to treat the diseases caused by these

goods

.

Firstly

,

Food

and drink industry is developing rapidly, many companies are investing a lot of money in marketing and advertisement while covering the harmful impact on

health

leading to high sales of these

products

. One best way to reduce the high consumption of sugary

food

and drinks is to increase the

price

by applying taxes and fees on these

goods

.

For example

, smoke and alcohols are

also

products

causing many

health

problems. In Singapore, the

price

of cigarettes and wines are much higher than in their neighbour countries because the Singaporean government adds many kinds of taxes on these

goods

.

Consequently

, the sale of cigarettes and alcohols reduce significantly.

Furthermore

, governments can have more

income

for investing in the healthcare systems which are used for treating diseases caused by sugary consumption. It is clear that

food

and drink

products

with a high level of sugar are the cause of many

health

concerns

such

as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, overweight,... which are burdening the hospitals and medical centres. The

income

collected from adding taxes on sugary

products

is a significant contribution to the improvement of medical centres which are used to test patients having

health

matters relating to sugary

products

.

For instance

, the

income

for duty applied for smoke and wine in Singapore is high enough to reinvest in social services. In conclusion, the rapid development of fast

food

and sugary

food

is resulting in many

health

issues for the community. Increasing product prices is a good way to eliminate the consumption of these kinds of

goods

and bring more

income

for governments to invest in the healthcare system.