In many countries people are consuming more sugar-based drinks than before. Why is this happening and what could be done to reduce sugary drink consumption.

In many nations, the intake of sugary beverages has drastically increased. In

this

essay, I will explore the root cause behind

this

growth and I will give practical solutions to curb the consumption of

sugar

-based drinks.

Sugar

has become widely available, in recent times,

due to

government policies.

Sugar

offers cheap thrills to users by stimulating the dopamine reward pathway which leads to recurrent use.

For instance

, a

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construction worker chooses to drink soda because it is in every supermarket across the globe.

Furthermore

, because of the addicting nature of

sugar

, most people would buy pop consistently thereby reinforcing a bad habit.

Hence

, the abundance of pop is one of the main reasons for

this

trend.

Although

the availability of sugary drinks is one of the main reasons for

this

upward trend, I believe it is

also

the price at which it can be purchased which makes it a good deal for the customer.

Hence

, I purpose a tax on sweet beverages to prevent excessive use by

the

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consumers. To illustrate

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workers will prefer to save money by drinking inexpensive water over buying soda which is double the price. In conclusion, the recent rise in purchasing drinks filled with

sugar

is mainly

due to

the excessive supply in remote locations and the hijacking of our biological

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.

That is

why I believe introducing barriers,

such

as taxes is the way forward to decrease

this

unhealthy development.