Poor nutrition and obesity is a problem in many developed countries and some people believe that a tax on fast food would reduce the problem. Do you agree?
No one can deny that obesity and malnutrition are becoming more and more threats in some developed countries. The accelerating pace of life force
people
to be fed junk Use synonyms
food
or processed Use synonyms
foods
. According to some Use synonyms
people
, reform of the fast Use synonyms
food
taxation system may be a solution to deal with Use synonyms
such
problems. As far as I am concerned, a Linking Words
tax
on them cannot abstain Use synonyms
people
from eating fast Use synonyms
foods
so I totally disagree with the statement.
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To begin
with, it is highly important to understand that in today's conditions, eating processed or fast Linking Words
food
is compulsory for the majority of Use synonyms
people
who have to attend Use synonyms
a
school or go to their job in the morning. Correct article usage
apply
Such
workers and students, mostly have to wake up earlier and skip healthy breakfast. Eating fast Linking Words
food
, Use synonyms
such
as sandwiches and toast, on the road is the only solution for them. For Linking Words
this
reason, increasing Linking Words
tax
rates on these Use synonyms
foods
may restrict Use synonyms
such
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people
to reach them. Use synonyms
For instance
, in Turkey, a Linking Words
tax
policy was put into action by the government regarding products, Use synonyms
such
as alcohol and cigar, to reduce the percentage of consumption they push Linking Words
people
to consume other illegal products rather than Use synonyms
Wrong verb form
reduce
reducing
.
Correct pronoun usage
themreducing
Instead
of an extra Linking Words
tax
on unhealthy Use synonyms
foods
, some other workable solutions can apply Use synonyms
such
as public announcements about the benefits of having a healthy diet or encouraging Linking Words
people
so that they have a more mobile lifestyle. The former can be achieved readily by using public television channels or cooperating with well-known doctors. Use synonyms
Hence
, public awareness of eating healthy and avoiding fast Linking Words
food
can be aroused. Use synonyms
In addition
, notifications popping up on the screen in the workplace at regular intervals may hearten workers to be more mobile.
To sum up, changing peoples’ eating habits by educating and pushing them to be more mobile in order to burn calories which get fast Linking Words
foods
are effective solutions rather than adding an extra charge on Use synonyms
foods
. If sufficient awareness can be aroused, the rate of being overweight will reduce gradually.Use synonyms
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