expres your views either for or against the statement the government should impose a higher tax on junk food
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I consider tax on junk food should be established ascsooj as possible. Nowadays many people mostly young people prefer to eat fast foods hamburgers, pizza etc... It's for students, managers actors, for factory workers, for criminals, for priests and others. Today it seems like fast food always around and it is not possible to imagine a world without fast food. EBen countries like Japan which has a traditional diet of rice, fish vegetables and soy products accepted fast food into their world's.
The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one's health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home cooked meals as they contain higher amount of unwanted nutrients like salt, fat and various types of additives. It may contain harmful bacteria too. Frying destroys most of the essential nutrients from the food. Very small amount of vegetables and fruits in normally present in fast food. Moreover serving larger portions when most people don't need extra portions has led to several health problems. We require a small amount of salt to maintain the health of cells and tissues.
Fast food being rich in salt adversely affect the heart health and overall the health of an individual. When customers consume too much fast food they may become obese and develop diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes and heart related symptoms due to high cholesterol from excessive fat. Obesity is on the rise and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. With obesity come other problems like high blood pressure and diseases of the joints.
Saturated fats are bad fat which cannot be burned and stay in our body. French fries, deep fried chicken and other deep fried foods are the major source of trans fats. Furthermore it is one of the reasons behind people getting over weight these days. Fast food is full of sodium. If we look at the nutrients fact as one of our favourite fast food we wil see the highest percentage of sodium in it.
According to research, kids and children
eating more junk food on daily basis are
overweight and obese and highly prone to
heart and liver disorders. Such kids are
more prone to become diabetic and
lethargic because of high sugar collection in
their early ages. They get high blood
pressure because of high amount of sodium
mineral in the junk food. Kids and children
should be trained by their parents to follow
healthy eating habits from childhood.