Many processed foods and drinks are packed with sugar and this leads to many health issues. I agree that, to reduce sugar consumption, sugar-packed products should be sold at a higher price.
Many people over-consume sugary products because they are cheap. For example, in the United States, many fast-food restaurants offer free refills on sodas. As a result, customers tend to have two or even three sodas at a meal. If these restaurants were required to implement a 20% tax on these drinks and stop supplying free refills, many customers probably wouldn’t order one at all, let alone have a second one. A regulation like this could be extremely effective in terms of preventing obesity among low-income people since many of them are high consumers of cheap sugar-sweetened foods and beverages.
In addition, making high-sugar products more expensive can promote healthier eating choices. This is because if the prices of these products increase to a point at which people are unable to afford them regularly, they may turn to foods that are healthier and more affordable. For instance, if a can of strawberry-flavored beverage costs 3 times the price of a box of fresh strawberries, why not choose the cheaper fresh fruits which can also satisfy a craving for sugar. Although fresh fruits also contain sugars, natural sugars are much healthier than added ones.
In conclusion, sugar-sweetened products should be made more costly to reduce sugar intake. For one thing, the over-consumption of these products is partly because of their low cost. For another, increasing their price could encourage people to choose healthier food.
Many
processed
foods
and drinks
are packed
with
sugar
and this leads to
many
health issues. I
agree
that, to
reduce
sugar
consumption, sugar-packed
products
should
be sold
at a higher price.
Many
people
over-consume sugary
products
because
they are
cheap
.
For example
, in the United States,
many
fast
-food restaurants offer free refills on sodas.
As a result
, customers tend to have two or even three sodas at a meal. If these restaurants
were required
to implement a 20% tax on these drinks and
stop
supplying free refills,
many
customers
probably
wouldn’t order one at all,
let
alone have a second one. A regulation like this could be
extremely
effective in terms of preventing obesity among low-income
people
since
many
of them are high consumers of
cheap
sugar-sweetened
foods
and beverages.
In addition
, making high-sugar
products
more expensive can promote healthier eating choices. This is
because
if the prices of these
products
increase to a point at which
people
are unable to afford them
regularly
, they may turn to
foods
that are healthier and more affordable.
For instance
, if a can of strawberry-flavored beverage costs 3 times the price of a box of fresh strawberries, why not choose the cheaper fresh fruits which can
also
satisfy a craving for
sugar
. Although fresh fruits
also
contain
sugars
, natural
sugars
are much healthier than
added
ones.
In conclusion
, sugar-sweetened
products
should
be made
more costly to
reduce
sugar
intake. For one thing, the over-consumption of these
products
is partly
because
of their low cost. For another, increasing their price could encourage
people
to choose healthier
food
.