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People are consuming more and more sugar-based drinks. Why? What can be done to reduce sugary drink consumption?

It is certainly true that the consumption of sugary drinks has significantly increased in the deveoped world. There are several reasons for this trend and various measures can be taken by government and individuals to improve the situation.

The principal reason behind the consumption of sugar-based drinks increasing rapidly is heavy marketing. The soft-drinks manufacturers advertise their products to a target audience of young children and adolescents. This would encourage youngsters to buy these drinks regularly and gradually form the youngsters’s habit and this lead to carry health risks such as diabetes, obesity and certain types of cancer. Morover, these drinks make people become addictive because these substances can enhance the amount of energy to assist people focus effectively on their work. These people stop drinking beverages with added sugar for a short- term time, this would lead to some symptoms such as lack of concentration or headaches.

There are various approaches that can be taken to reduce in sweetened drink consumption. The governments should raise the taxes on the sale of soft drinks. This would encourage consumers afford the price to buy these sugary drinks that they really need. In addition, national and local authorities should raise public awareness of the adverse effects on people’s health. When everyone is fully aware of this, they would think more carefully when it comes to buy sugar-based beverages. Last but not least, businesses advertising their products should include the compulsory addtion of health warnings on labels, as in the case of tobacco products.

In conclusion, it is clear that there are various reasons for rising in sugary beverage consumption and feasible measures could be taken to improve this situation.