Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which caused many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar. Do you agree or disagree?

Many processed food and drinks we consume today, contain a great amount of

sugar

, which is well known to be detrimental to our health. Rising the cost of

such

products

will make people less eager to buy them. Looking at the statement, I have to say I will partially disagree, and I would like to explain myself,

further

. I do not completely go along with the statement, because I think, rising cost is a simple solution to a very complex problem,

however

, it is a small part of the answer. In the past, fat has been blamed for causing many issues to our wellbeing. Later on, and after many studies, scientists find out a correlation between

sugar

and serious illness, that was primarily attributed to fat, like obesity, heart disease and diabetes type 2, just to mention some.

For example

, diabetes type 2, is a disease that will affect a person in adulthood, and the main reason is diet and lack of exercise.

On the other hand

, raising the price of sugary

products

will make people think twice before buying them, which I am sure is not the right approach to address the matter. Consumption of carbohydrates is a habit,

also

it creates addiction, and both of these are very difficult to tackle. Recent research found that raising the sugary goods didn't affect in a significant way the sales. To sum up, I believe, more is needed to

finally

be able to fix

this

ongoing problem.

Besides

increasing the price of

this

product, we

also

need, to educate people in order to change their lifestyle, labelling

products

with the right information in a clear way, and

also

rising the

sugar

tax on manufacturers to encourage them to use less

sugar

in their

products

, or to use other alternatives, like natural sweeteners.

Furthermore

, introducing healthy well-being marketing, like a balanced diet and being active, will contribute too.