In some countries, an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is, therefore, necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
People tend to spend much time at work and have little time to come home for a proper meal with their families. Fast foods appear ideal for them to maintain their energy to keep on working through these are not truly healthy foods. Some people believe that government should regulate this food industry by imposing a higher tax on the business on this type of food in order to restrict its potential harm. However, I absolutely disagree with this opinion.
To start with, fast food could not completely be considered as drug or tobacco. The reason for this is because the letter is used for leisure and thy themselves are the products that can make the users end up becoming addictive. Meanwhile, people have fast foods because they do not have enough time to prepare a lunch or dinner in their own kitchens. They are all likely to have other choices of what and where to eat provided that they could help them to save time.
Second, fast food or junk foods are considered unhealthy due to the ways to process them. Instead of imposing a higher tax on the outlet owners, the government should have programmers that encourage producers and cooks to alter their methods of cooking. For example, the frying process could be replaced by steaming. More vegetable or fruits could be added to the food items so that they become more nutritious. This solution might take much time to be implemented but it is not quite impossible.
The final way for the government to tackle the issue could be that they should have more campaign to boost citizens to exercise. Cardiovascular, obese or diabetes could be of genetic or age or other reasons apart from merely having junk foods. Only when people work out regularly are they able to prevent evitable health problems. My cousin who eats hamburgers, spaghetti and pizzas virtually every other day is not only fine in health but also in body shape just because he plays badminton three times a week.
In conclusion, a certain legal action is taken by the government to mitigate public opinion on fast food is deservedly applauded. I think, however, imposing a higher tax on fast-food producers and outlet owners could not be the most reasonable way to be engaged.
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