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?

It is widely known that many ready-made foods and

drinks

are made of a substantial amount of

sugar

and high consumption can lead to serious

health

issues. Many believe that raising the price of sugary

products

can discourage high consumption of those

products

. I agree that increasing the

purchase

price can be the most efficient way to make people consume less

sugar

. The reason people buy

products

with high content of

sugar

is that they are cheaper and easily accessible than healthy goods.

For example

, we can clearly see that drinking water bottle is more expensive than most soft

drinks

on supermarkets’ shelves.

This

leads to a constant

purchase

of sugary

drinks

to quench the thirst.

Therefore

, an increasing number of global populations have been facing chronic diseases

such

as obesity and diabetes. Imposing a higher tax on unhealthy goods is a practical way to stop over-consumption as the business normally passes down the tax expenses to end consumers by marking up on

purchase

price.

This

effectively discourages the buying behaviour of consumers as one of the primary reasons for their

purchase

is that the unhealthy

products

are low priced. There are a few other strategies which the government and businesses can collectively implement to promote the well-being of the community. Healthcare institutions should undertake campaigns which inform the public of the benefits of healthy eating to our bodies. Some are addicted to unhealthy foods

such

as soft

drinks

simply because they are unaware of the serious consequences of unhealthy foods on their

health

.

In addition

, businesses should practice ethical way of marketing

instead

of deceiving the customers about the ingredients of the

products

and their benefits.

For instance

, in Singapore, it is mandatory for pre-packaged

drinks

to have nutrition stickers which indicate the level of

sugar

content.

To conclude

, consuming sugary

products

can have a detrimental impact on

health

and measures

such

as increasing

products

’ prices,

health

campaigns and ethical marketing practices can effectively enhance people’s buying decisions for their

health

benefits.