In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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Nowadays, fast
food
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is getting more popular among
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people
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around the world. Hamburger, pizza, hot dog, and french fries... We eat many kinds of fast
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every day.
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, in some countries, a huge number of
people
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are facing
health
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problems due to its overuse. Some
people
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think that a higher tax should be imposed on junk
foods
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and I agree with them.  To start with, its impact on our human
health
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is more hazardous than we think.
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of all, it's the main cause of obesity. These days,
people
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are concerned about obesity and still searching some ways to keep fit again.
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, in the US,
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is the biggest fast
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consumer, almost 70% of
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population suffer from
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being overweight
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.
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, it's followed by a number of diseases,
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as diabetes, heart attack and back hurt. Jack, my best friend, said once that he was regretting that he had eaten junk
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foods
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every time he went out and
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of
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, he was suffering from diabetes.
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, it affects our mental
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.
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, it makes
people
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addicted and it's the reason why we want to eat more after eating fast
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.  On the other side, it changes our lifestyle and makes us lazier. We usually eat these
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when we are lazy to cook and prepare
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it
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them
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. Most young couples decide to order some fast
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,
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as pizza, and fried chicken, rather than making their dinner themselves.
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, we will be dependent on fast
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foods
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.  Other
people
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argue that there is no need to put a higher tax on
these kind
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of
foods
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because it is
iur
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our
right to select what we eat and it saves our time.
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, do they really know about its noticeable effects on their
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?
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it has many advantages, is
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the most significant asset for us?  All in all, fast
food
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is being consumed by plenty of
people
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and the circumstance is getting exacerbated by its overuse.
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, a higher tax on junk
foods
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is compulsive, is not it?
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • public health
  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • heart disease
  • health outcomes
  • healthcare costs
  • consumer behavior
  • socio-economic backgrounds
  • ethical implications
  • public health campaigns
  • subsidies
  • regulations
  • nutritional content
  • healthier food options
  • government intervention
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