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.

It is argued that governments should enforce a heavy duty on junk food because the number of health risks associated with its consumption is on rise. Although enforcing tax on unhealthy food is a minor step and would not create difference unless accompanied by more startegies, I believe in the theory that sometimes a small initiative can also generate a great impact on our society.

Infliction of tax on fast food alone would not create a significant change because people who can afford would still consume it and suffer from medical disorders such as obesity, diabetes and coronary heart diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to employ more plans like public education on the importance of healthy life style through programs. For instance, talk shows on healthy diet broadcasted through media could motivate citizens to refrain from junk food.

Though it is often observed that sometimes a small step can also bring a drastic change. Enforcing tariff would definitely bring down the statistics of people suffering from obesity and diabetes. Moreover, the finance achieved from tax could be utilized on the treatment of medical disorders associated with junk diet. A good example to illustrate this is that in the U.K revenue from tax on cigarettes is used to treat lung cancer and heart diseases and has led to a decrease in these disorders. Therefore, I believe government should execute this strategy.

To conclude, I agree that it is essential to educate our public about unhealthy diet and health disorders related to it through media channels, but it is also necessary for the governments to inflict tariff on junk food as it would also aid to curb the health related disorders.