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Sugar Tax Persuasive Speech

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How much in average would your favourite chocolate cost? Now think about the cost of the fruit you buy? What costs more…? Stating the chocolate costs more would be a lie. Our nation is eating too much sugar and is the main cause of obesity and dietary problems which is a result of the cheap chocolate bars, sweets and highly sugary drinks we consume. The introduction of the sugar tax would not only mean our people will not have to face these problems but also that the government could save money and gain money through this. The amount of sugar in a can of coke (330ml) contains 35g of sugar which is equal to 7.5 teaspoons. The amount of sugar that is the recommended as a maximum is only 30g per day for people ages 11 and over. We can see from …show more content…

Sugar also becomes and addictive substance and can lead to many dangerous diseases such as obesity, diabetes and tooth decay and some of these can lead to death. This equalises the effects of drugs and sugar so really overtake of sugar is equal to an overdose of drugs. The sugar tax plan first came in the year 2015 when David Cameroon was still the Prime Minister and he rejected it straight away stating that he does not see “the need” for a 10%-20% sugar tax. We should be responsible for others in our world and doing a simple thing like adding a sugar tax could mean that teenagers and children won’t be taking 3 times more the recommended intake of sugar as they are doing at the moment. We even have proof of this campaign working through a restaurant in Glasgow called Jamie’s Italian which is run by Jamie Oliver who advocates sugar tax and he claimed that its already working in his restaurants. It is tried across the city it Brighton and the Public Health England has found evidence it works. Beside the wonders it may do to our body it is also good for the government. They get extra money and get the credit for “making the world a better place” but really this sugar tax would make it a happier place especially as there would be fewer

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