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There are
numerous controversial opinions about the price of the sugary food and drink
products. Some people argue that sugary products should be made more expensive
to encourage people to consume less sugar. I totally agree with this idea and
these are the reasons why.
First of all, I
believe there is no other effective laws or plans other than increasing the
price of the sugary products to cut people’s take in intake of the sugar. In 2015,
Korea increased the price of the cigarette to control citizens from smoking. It
is shown that people smoking significantly decreased and more than 40% of the
smokers answered that increased price of the cigarette affected them in some
ways. Like so, I believe price adjustment of the sugary products will help
people from consuming a lot of sugar.
These days,
healthy food such as salad, fruits, and vegetables are costly and time-taking
compared to sugary products such as fast foods. In exemplification, a hamburger
with fries and coke is less than a ten-thousand won, but a salad bowl with
chicken tender is about ten to twelve thousand won in Korea. I believe this is
one of the reasons why people prefer fast foods today. Price adjustment of the
sugary products will bother some people’s life style since most of the modern
people are used to eating fast foods, however in long term, it will benefit
their health.
In overall
analysis, I agree with increasing the price of the sugary products which causes
many health problems. It is the most effective solution for people consuming a
lot of sugar. It will benefit not only people’s health but also eating habits
and life style in long term. |