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Curbing too much sugar in our diet

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Sugar is good to consume since it is very appealing to our mouths due to its good taste. However, bearing in mind the many negative effects it can cause to human health, it is imperative that the government develops tighter legislation to control the production of sugary products

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Cut Sugar from Our Diet

Introduction

While crafting their ad campaigns targeted directly at children, marketers

understand that the key to success is kid's pester power. This came as a revelation a while

back after watching a popular candy commercial with my baby sister who is barely five

years old. I could not help but notice the timing of the ads that conveniently placed in

intervals that interrupted cartoon hours. Every time the candy advert popped on screen,

my baby sister would nag me to take her to the mall. Eventually, I caved into her

demands simply because I wanted the nagging to stop. It then occurred to me that the

candy company not only anticipated this but also orchestrated with a masterly finesse. In

a typical consumer economy, the society has become indifferent to issues of individual

health, and we are now more concerned with chasing material things. As a result,

ignorance of the right dietary combination has made us vulnerable to lifestyle diseases

that could otherwise be avoided with the right nutritional approach. Fansworth and

Sanchez argue that curbing sugar intake among teenagers through legislation can aid in

the reduction of obesity. On the other hand McGee states that there is no proof that such

legislation has been effective in reducing child obesity (McGee para. 4). Sugar is good to

consume since it is very appealing to our mouths due to its good taste. However, bearing

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in mind the many negative effects it can cause to human health, it is imperative that the

government develops tighter legislation to control the production of sugary products.

Due to the adverse effects caused by sugar, the government ought to use

legislation to curb its extreme consumption in our communities. Eunice Sanchez-Mata

claims that the rate at which our children are consuming sugar is distressing (para.1). She

explains that sugar-sweetened beverages that are popular among teenagers’ diets

contribute up to 15 percent of their daily calories (Sanchez-Mata para.1). Incidentally, the

fact that the society is seemingly indifferent to the danger that this heightened sugar

consumption causes to the children is utterly sad and unacceptable. There needs to be a

proactive response to this issue. As the author points out, the most practical solution

would entail imposing heavy taxes on foods that contains high levels of sugar. The

rationale behind taxation is to discourage unnecessary spending while making it that

much more difficult to produce a unit of top sugar commodities. Besides imposing a

stringent tax regime, the federal government should liaise with the Food and Drugs

Administration (FDA) to work towards alternative regulation means such as enacting by-

laws that put a limit on the amount sugary foods produced.

The move to regulate the flow of sugary foods and beverages could be

extraordinarily difficult given that it is a consumer economy and key players in the

industry have deep pocket connections. Sanchez notes that the American beverage

Association has strategically placed lobby groups that push their particular interest in the

legislature (Sanchez-Mata para.8). Therefore, containing the problem would be frustrated

by these connections considering the power of special interests. With the appropriate

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