In some countries an increasing no of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for government to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. Do you agree or disagree?
High consumption of
junk
food
is associated with an increased risk of developing diet-related diseases
and government should charge a high price tax
on fast-
food
corporations. I agree with this
initiative because it can cause serious health
conditions and levying higher taxes contributes to a decrease in the demand for it.
To commence with, Serious health
condition is mainly caused by increased intake of highly processed food
and sugary drinks. Fast food
commonly known as junk
food
contains little or no nutrition, vitamins and minerals, inducing diseases
like hypertension, type-II diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, myocardial infarction and obesity in teenagers and adults. Despite consequences, fast-
food
outlets are nowadays readily available and people are also
consuming it on a regular basis. For example
, multiple studies have shown that junk
food
increases the risk of numerous diseases
and that is
why the Indian Punjab government have restricted junk
foods
in school, which leads to a reduction in the intake of junk
foods
at school.
Moreover
, imposing a higher tax
on multinational fast-
food
companies radically decreases the demand for it. Because of fast food
popularity, there is more expenditure on it rather than expenditure on education, buying cars and laptops. States must impose an excessive tax
on franchises like McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut which adversly took over the food
industry to tackle lifestyle diseases
. For instance
, Several studies have shown that junk
foods
are harmful to health
and can even lead to early mortality that is
the reason why Colombia imposed an excessive tax
on ultra-processed food
, which resulted in a significant decline in diet-related morbidity and mortality.
To conclude
, fast foods
are hazardous to human health
as they can cause high-risk diseases
in teenagers and adults. Therefore
, I agree with this
initiative that the government should impose a higher tax
on fast-
food
restaurants to overcome this
life-threatening disease.Submitted by asmitakhatri490 on
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