Obesity: Should the Government Tax Unhealthy Foods?

Do you need more government regulation to stop the epidemic? The first government's proposal is that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a booklet "How to Choose Food" in 1917. This brochure divides food into five groups. In 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower established the Youth Fitness President Committee for "Prospects for American Children's Health compared to European Children" (ProQuest Staff). Since the announcement of "How to choose food" brochure, the government revised these guidelines five times.

As obesity and diabetes reach record levels, many public health professionals believe that the government should tax gasoline, confectionery, junk food and other unhealthy foods and beverages. Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary and Mexico all have such taxes. The same applies to Berkeley, California and Navajo countries. Famous chef Jamie Oliver is implementing a campaign to attract British taxes and Washington Post has the same attitude towards the United States. Sugar contained in food and beverages can cause obesity, diabetes and other diseases. By raising the price of products containing sugar, taxes can reduce people's consumption and improve nutrition and health. Medical expenses will be reduced and people will live healthier and longer. With low income household support and other tax reductions, the government can make the best use of the resulting revenue.

This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a policy that imposes tax on unhealthy food that may reduce obesity rates. It will show you how people and why become obese. The main common problem with obesity is food. That is why the government is trying to tax unhealthy foods to solve this problem. This policy can control people's feeding behavior, otherwise people should change their attitudes towards eating unhealthy food and try to control their health . In this article, we present some evidence of the impact of tax on unhealthy food taxes, especially in a case study of French families. French families will tell you why the French government provides this policy in their country. Taxation of unhealthy food has three effects. The impact of nutrients, the impact on income, and the impact on short-term benefits. Taxation on unhealthy food policy can change people's behavior.

In this article we will focus on the effectiveness of policies that taxes unhealthy foods, especially fatty foods, which may address the rise in obesity rates. The first part explains the tendency of obesity, shows some evidence about feeding behavior and exercise, and the second part explains the implementation of policy to tax unhealthy foods. Continuing to discuss the impact of the policy on the taxation of unhealthy foods, this section describes the government's taxation of unhealthy foods. In addition, this article introduces a case study of French families and summarizes how French population and ultimate fat tax influence.