In recent years, there has been an increasing pattern of over consumption of fast food among people, which leads to serious health issues. This rise has resulted in a belief that if the government levies higher tax on such sort of food, it will reduce the problem. I argue that, although it is helpful, but that’s not the only solution to curb the issue.
To begin with, it is an irrefutable fact that eating an excess amount of fast food leads to major health issues in the long run. This is because it contains a large amount of fats and oil, which ultimately deteriorates the health of an individual. In order to reduce this problem, if the government levies hefty tax on such food items, it may refrain a lot of people from buying anything expensive. On the other hand, it might also lead to a reduction in the income generated by fast food companies.
However, this problem of increase in health issues can be overcome by adopting certain friendly measures. If the government takes more impactful measures to raise awareness among the general public about the ways to maintain good health or provide better healthcare services, it will help them maintain a regular exercise regime along with a healthy lifestyle. Alternatively, raising taxes might not transform the number either. For instance, the government is already charging heavily for alcohol and cigarettes. But, there is hardly any decrease in the number of these consumers.
To conclude, while increasing taxes on fast food might prove to be helpful in reducing the number of junk food consumers, but there is a need to curb the problem from the root. The government needs to take stricter measures and provide better facilities for health care in order to remove the cause.
In recent years, there has been an increasing pattern of over consumption of
fast
food
among
people
, which leads to serious
health
issues. This rise has resulted in a belief that if the
government
levies higher
tax
on such sort of
food
, it will
reduce
the
problem
. I argue that, although it is helpful,
but
that’s not the
only
solution to curb the issue.
To
begin
with, it is an irrefutable fact that eating an excess amount of
fast
food
leads to major
health
issues in the long run. This is
because
it contains a large amount of fats and oil, which
ultimately
deteriorates the
health
of an individual. In order to
reduce
this
problem
, if the
government
levies hefty
tax
on such
food
items, it may refrain
a lot of
people
from buying anything expensive.
On the other hand
, it might
also
lead to a reduction in the income generated by
fast
food
companies
.
However
, this
problem
of increase in
health
issues can
be overcome
by adopting certain friendly measures. If the
government
takes more impactful measures to raise awareness among the
general public
about the ways to maintain
good
health
or provide better healthcare services, it will
help
them maintain a regular exercise regime along with a healthy lifestyle.
Alternatively
, raising
taxes
might not transform the number either.
For instance
, the
government
is already charging
heavily
for alcohol and cigarettes.
But
, there is hardly any decrease in the number of these consumers.
To conclude
, while increasing
taxes
on
fast
food
might prove to be helpful in reducing the number of junk
food
consumers,
but
there is a need to curb the
problem
from the root. The
government
needs to take stricter measures and provide better facilities for
health
care in order to remove the cause.