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 well known that a lot of health issues are a consequence of most industrial comestibles, which have sugar as one of their main ingredients. I completely agree with the opinion of many people, who argue that the price of

this

kind of product should be increased because

this

is the only way to boost people to decline their

consumption

. The proportion of glucose, which can be incorporated through industrial processes exceeds by far the available in natural

food

like fruits and vegetables.

This

leads to a significant increase in daily sugar

consumption

, which is causing a dramatic rise in obesity rates in the US and Europe.

This

pathology brings directly several negative consequences to people’s health and wellness,

for example

, limitations on accessibility and mobility. But

also

, there is ample evidence to suggest that obesity has a significant influence on the development of chronic illnesses,

such

as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Increasing the prices of manufactured

food

, not only will reduce

consumption

but will

also

generate a positive change in the industry.

Firstly

,

it is clear that

ultra-processed foods are in general cheaper than healthy

food

, which results in higher

consumption

of the first ones, so

this

change will invert

this

buying behaviour.

Secondly

,

as a result

of the sales decline, manufacturing companies will be forced to change their processes in order to maintain their incomes, so more healthy

food

will be available in the market. In conclusion, industrial

food

and drinks with high amounts of sugar are causing several negative impacts on people’s health.

Therefore

I strongly believe that its price should be increased, as a strategy to reduce the availability and the

consumption

of

this

kind of product.