IELTS T2 (6)

Topic:
Many manufactured food and drink products contain high levels of sugar, which causes many health problems. Sugary products should be made more expensive to encourage people to consume less sugar.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.


My answer:
It is true that people consume lots of sugar from food or drinks made by factories in these days, which would impact their health. As a result, some people think that the price of all the sugary products should be higher, however, I do not think it is a good idea.
It is good that more people pay more attention to their health, but increasing the price of products with sugar would not be a good method. Firstly, we should figure out the main reasons why people are fond of the products so much. A lot of people believe that sweet taste make them feel happy, though it is proved that it is not true. Those who favor sugar would also argue that chasing sugar is genetic, because we human beings used to stay hungry for a long time, while sugar can provide energy. However, there are so many food can provide energy but healthy.
There are also many better methods to persuade people to be more healthy. On one hand, putting more publicity would be an excellent one, especially for the children. For example, governments can give more lectures at schools, and then host an activity to encourage children to give relative knowledge to their parents. On the other hand, govenments can subsidise companies to produce more products taste sweet but without sugar, so that people can have more options.
In conclusion, it is a good phenomenon that people are aware of higher sugar consuming proplem. In my opinion, increasing the price of sugary food is not a good solution.