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?

The growing discourse surrounding health problems that may be caused by products containing a high level of sugar has garnered widespread attention. However, I must challenge the argument that sugary products should be priced higher to encourage people to consume less sugar, a position compromised 1by an unsustainable solutionby unsustainable solution and economic drawbacks.

Raising prices could exert a detrimental impact on related enterprises and the economy. First, companies may run into trouble 2from reduced sales ofby reduction of sales on sugary products if the price rises, especially for snack manufacturers . To elaborate, consumers 3who regularly consumewho are obsessed with high-sugar products could be easily influenced by the price level, because those products are not necessities like rice and salt, leading to a reduction in purchases and 4corporate profit lossesprofit losses of companies. As a result, 5this could severely harmit is obviously a disaster for related businesses and even the entire economy.

Another major drawback is that raising prices will have a limited impact on specific groups of people and certain types of products. For instance, 6while an exhausted morning runner might disregard higher prices to quickly replenish energy, a busy office worker on a budget might seek cheaper alternativesbetween a morning runner and an employee on a hectic schedule who wants to buy sweets for energy, the former may ignore the price because of fatigue, while the latter may look for cheaper alternatives. Thus, making sugary products more expensive will not eliminate consumers' demand; instead, it 7causes numerous problemscauses plenty of problems. In terms of desserts, 8luxurythe fact is that the luxury products and brands emphasize reasonable sugar content, due to the preferences of their consumers who are more concerned about their diet than in the past. Thus, making them more expensive is ineffective in this sector.

9In contrast, it is useful for drinks like boba milk tea, 10where the sugar levelwhere sugar level does not change the flavour as estimated. Furthermore, consumers are sensitive to price 11changeschange of those products. By adjusting 12pricesprice, people will shift to buy 13low-sugar drinksthe less-sugar drinks. Admittedly, manipulating prices could change consumers' behaviours to consume less sugar. However, it is not a sustainable solution. Drinks like Coca Cola are classified into different sorts according to their sugar level, 14such as the original versionsuch as original version and zero sugar, and the latter 15hasone led a trend on social media and became popular among young people, potentially raising their 16awareness of a healthy dietawareness of healthy diet. That is to say, the notion and mindset per se is the key to solving this issue.

18To conclude, I disagree with 19raising pricesrising price due to limited range and negative impact.