Evaluating the need for a junk food tax in America.

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Junk food tax

        The United States of America, the nation that is “famous” for its population of obesity had trying to find ways to reduce this unhealthy population. Mainly because of the junk foods and fast foods people tend to experience a higher rick of obesity or the related diseases that is associate obesity. The “junk food tax” will improve the health of people, help educate the next generation, and reduce the burden of health care for the region. This may be a solution to all counties that are in risk of obesity.

        Imposing taxation on junk foods will reduce people from buying. In countries like America, Canada, countries that need to drive more than walking, people tend to exercise less. Their daily schedule is busy and they will not have the time and effort to exercise after a long day from work or school. They travel by cars and other public transport which does not require them to walk, the only so-call exercise will also be forgotten. Since people’s busy schedule and rapid pace of life they not just missing the exercises furthermore they will not be able to provide themselves a healthy meal. Research shows that people who do not have time and a lower income families tend to purchase more junk foods, since this is the case, it will be harder for them to buy junk foods and turn their heads toward more health choices. Junk foods led to obesity, this is shown in the movie Super Size Me, the man who plays the movie decide to eat junk foods for a month and his health decrease dramatically and  doctors even warn him to stop or else will experience very serious consequences, including death. 300,000 deaths each year in the United States are associated with obesity. Many may argue that junk foods is not the only one reason why people suffer from obesity but research finds out that every one dollar increase in the soda prices, on average 124 fewer total daily calories which on average loss 2.34 pounds in weight. Believe it or not, there is a great tie to the obesity rate and the junk food prices. Researchers also find outs that if impose a 18 percents tax on junk foods, it will reduce 56 calories for total daily intake and on average is help reduce 5 pounds per patient which significantly reducing the ricks of having obesity related chronic diseases.

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        Because of the consumers of junk foods, junk foods companies earn billions of dollars that help them to promote their products and to encourage people to buy more, the junks food tax will reduce people to buy less from these companies. Executive Director Michael Jacobson and Yale Professor Dr. Kelly Brownell recently estimated in the American Journal of Public Health that a one-percent tax per 12-ounce soft drink could generate about $1.5 billion annually and a penny tax per pound of candy, chips and other snack foods, or fats and oils, would raise about $70 million, $54 million, and $190 ...

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