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?

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Band 6

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Sugar’s in loads of food and drinks like sweets, cola, even sauces and it’s bad for health. Some think making sugary stuff cost more will stop people eating so much. I agree a bit, cos it might help, but there’s problems too. First, expensive things make you think twice. If chocolate bar costs more, maybe I don’t buy it. In my country, my sister stopped getting fizzy drinks when price went up last year. She drinks water now. It’s good…

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Band 7

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Sugar’s everywhere lurking in your morning cereal, that fizzy drink, even your “healthy” granola bar. With health issues like diabetes soaring, some reckon jacking up prices on sugary products could nudge people to cut back. I agree, cos it’s a practical way to tackle the problem head-on. Price hikes change behaviour fast. When smokes got pricier in my country, my uncle ditched his pack-a-day habit cost hit him harder than any advert. Same logic applies here. If a sugary latte…

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