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SAMPLE 36
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 latter is used for leisure and they 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 programmes 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 heath 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 foods is deservedly applauded. I think, however, imposing a
higher tax on fast-food producers and outlet owners could not be the most
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reasonable way to be engaged.