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Some people think that the government should increase tax on unhealthy food to encourage people to start eating healthy. Do you agree or disagree?

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Some people are encouraging
government
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the government
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 to raise the tax rate on unhealthy food to enforce healthy eating habits because there has been an increase in obesity caused by ingesting unhealthy meals daily. I would agree that increasing
tax
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the tax
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 on junk food will reduce the number of people taking it as a meal and
instead
cook
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cooking
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 their own healthy
meal
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meals
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 at home.
Firstly
, fast foods in general are the main cause
to
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of
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 the percentage rise of obesity as the
diet
consist
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consists
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 of oil, sugar, and carbohydrates which eventually all
turns
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turn
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 into fats when the calories are not offsetted.
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, a person
eats
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who eats
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burger
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burgers
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 and fries for a meal will exceed the recommended daily intake of sugar.
Secondly
,
unhealthy
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an unhealthy
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diet
 will lead to many
sickness
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 in an individual
such
 as diabetes and cancer because
unhealthy
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an unhealthy
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diet
 often
consist
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consists
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 of preservatives and
large
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a large
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 amount of sodium.
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, the frozen burger patties sold in the supermarket frozen section always have their patties taste very salty which
result
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results
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to
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in
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 an individual craving for sugary drinks that will expose that person to diabetes. In conclusion, raising
tax
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a tax
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 on unhealthy food is a good decision to advertise
healthy
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a healthy
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diet
 to everyone which indirectly
saving
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 way more lives than one can imagine. Another advantage is that body shame cases will go down among kids which is
also
 a severe problem
that is
 caused by obesity.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • unhealthy food
  • junk food
  • calorie-dense
  • taxing
  • incentivize
  • manufacturers
  • prohibitively expensive
  • disproportionately
  • low-income households
  • healthcare costs
  • obesity
  • diet-related diseases
  • punitive measures
  • lifestyle choices
  • government intervention
  • food industry
  • economic impact
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