It seems clear that obesity in today’s society is to some extent due to the availability of fast food. Should the government place a tax on fast food to reduce the amount of fast food consumed?

Nowadays, it is evident that the presence of fast

food

is responsible for obesity to some extent

due to

its low prices. To tackle

this

problem, it has been suggested that governments ought to implement a high

tax

on fast foods to minimise the consumption of convenience

meals

. I personally believe obesity occurs because of the low prices of fast

food

and the government plays a crucial role by increasing the

tax

and prohibiting the advertisement of fast

food

will discourage young people ,especially those who have less money from buying

food

at quick service restaurants. The main reason for the high consumption of junk

food

is it gives a cheap alternative to healthy

meals

. A salad

for example

often is twice as expensive as a burger, resulting in more individuals eating the burger than the salad.

Thus

, more people will prepare fewer

meals

themselves and eat more mass-produced

food

instead

. In my opinion, it should not be possible to sell fast

food

at a lower price than staple

food

.

Therefore

, by making takeaway

meals

more expensive with the

tax

imposed by the government than vegetables and fruit, society would change their eating habits, as they would want to save money. A way to reduce the fast

food

consumed would be to prohibit its promotion. Commercials of fast

food

often target young children by offering inducements,

such

as toys in the happy meal at McDonald's

for example

.

Then

, children are persuaded to demand a happy meal, not necessarily to eat but to obtain the toy.

Thus

,

this

junk

food

was consumed by either their parent or their children themselves. If advertising were forbidden, the number of

per

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consuming fast

meals

would be reduced and

therefore

the number of obese would decrease as well. In conclusion, governments should put a

tax

on fast

food

and make it more expensive than healthy raw foods, so society would begin to eat more healthily. If advertising were banned, the number of obese people would decrease even more drastically.