Junk Food Persuasive Essay
“To me, there is no difference between Ronald Macdonald and Joe Camel.” (Yale Professor, the Boston Herald)
Obesity can affect any person from young children to older adults. When I was younger, my grandpa had a heart attack because he had high blood pressure and he did not eat good food. In fact, today two- thirds of adults and nearly one- third of children struggle with obesity. There are many causes of obesity, including overeating, lack of physical activity, and genetics. There are also many health issues caused by obesity. The effects are depression, eating disorders, and death. For these reasons, the government needs to address this serious health concern. One solution to do so is raise Junk- Food taxes. Junk- Food taxes will encourage healthy eating in schools, consumers will buy more healthy foods, and it funds physical activity programs, and lowers health care costs. Firstly, increasing the cost of Junk- Food will promote healthy eating in school cafeterias. Nutritionists urge schools to forgo some of the profits on lower- fat foods in either the vending machines or the cafeteria and to charge more for high- fat foods to make up the difference (Rosin 182). A study led by Dr. Jeffrey and Dr. Simone French at a university conducts the percentage of low- fat snacks purchased increased by 80 percent, from 25 percent of total …show more content…
If a Junk- Food, tax is in place it will promote healthy eating in schools, consumers will buy more healthy food, and it funds physical activity programs, and lowers health care costs. Increasing the cost of junk foods will have a positive outcome in society. This means if the food tax takes place it will decrease obesity. If it does not take place people would be unhealthier and have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.” (Elizabeth
Obesity can affect any person from young children to older adults. When I was younger, my grandpa had a heart attack because he had high blood pressure and he did not eat good food. In fact, today two- thirds of adults and nearly one- third of children struggle with obesity. There are many causes of obesity, including overeating, lack of physical activity, and genetics. There are also many health issues caused by obesity. The effects are depression, eating disorders, and death. For these reasons, the government needs to address this serious health concern. One solution to do so is raise Junk- Food taxes. Junk- Food taxes will encourage healthy eating in schools, consumers will buy more healthy foods, and it funds physical activity programs, and lowers health care costs. Firstly, increasing the cost of Junk- Food will promote healthy eating in school cafeterias. Nutritionists urge schools to forgo some of the profits on lower- fat foods in either the vending machines or the cafeteria and to charge more for high- fat foods to make up the difference (Rosin 182). A study led by Dr. Jeffrey and Dr. Simone French at a university conducts the percentage of low- fat snacks purchased increased by 80 percent, from 25 percent of total …show more content…
If a Junk- Food, tax is in place it will promote healthy eating in schools, consumers will buy more healthy food, and it funds physical activity programs, and lowers health care costs. Increasing the cost of junk foods will have a positive outcome in society. This means if the food tax takes place it will decrease obesity. If it does not take place people would be unhealthier and have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.” (Elizabeth