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 commonly argued that the high levels of

sugar

in food and beverages pose a threat to

people

’s

overall

health

. Personally, I can neither completely agree nor disagree with

this

statement for a variety of reasons. I partly agree the prices of

sugar

-contained consumptions should be raised. One of the main reasons can be that the consumers either lack the awareness of various

health

detriments or simply do not have the discipline to put the fork down. Unfortunately, many

people

have been receiving completely false information about the claims of

health

benefits when consuming

sugar

.

Therefore

, they are indoctrinated with a belief that

sugar

is somehow beneficial for their

health

.

However

, even if

people

are knowledgeable of its unhealthy impacts,

sugar

is extremely addictive, and

people

often binge eat and

consequently

reducing their lifespan significantly.

For example

, in 2011, the FDA organisation enrolled a survey on obesity in the United States. Statistics showed that nearly 40% of American adults were obese, with their reasonings being their lack of knowledge in nutrition or cases of overeating.

On the other hand

, I partly disagree with

this

point of view.

Firstly

, sugary products are often cheap and affordable for a reason. There are countries that are either in a developing status or an economic crisis. In times of calamity, the

people

are left pocketless or their currency is rendered useless, they are desperate for survival, specifically food.

Therefore

, countries like the United States have pioneered sugary food and refreshments that are cheap and affordable for the poor and the unfortunate. In conclusion,

although

there are many

health

risks that are prevalent in sugary products. I’m convinced that inflating the prices of

sugar

-related products just to dissuade

people

from an unhealthy lifestyle is not the only solution.