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Sin Tax On Junk Food

Sin Tax On Junk Food. Sarah Helm Sarah Buhle. Junk Food. Junk food is defined as a high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value. It is high in fats, sugars, cholesterol and calories.

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Sin Tax On Junk Food

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  1. Sin Tax On Junk Food Sarah Helm Sarah Buhle

  2. Junk Food • Junk food is defined as a high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value. It is high in fats, sugars, cholesterol and calories. • The excess of junk food and growing portion sizes in the average American’s life is a huge factor in obesity and malnutrition

  3. Obesity • Obesity is when at least 30% of one’s body mass is fat • The increase in obese Americans is most likely caused by changes in the diets of the American people, which are now higher in fats and carbohydrates than ever before, experts say. (betterhealthusa)

  4. Obesity impacting America • The number of obese or overweight children in America has doubled over the past 30 years and is now 25% of people under 19 years of age. (betterhealthusa) • A child who is overweight has a greater chance at becoming an overweight adult. (betterhealthusa) • Over 2/3 of U.S. adults are overweight or obese

  5. Impact of Junk food on Obesity • People now are busier than ever before, and thus do not feel they have enough time to make a healthy meal. This leads to fast food orders and quickfrozen dinners that are high in cholesterol and fats • Childhood obesity related to junk food: -nutritionally deficient school lunches -cheap fast food -commercials for kids featuring junk food -parents that don’t have enough time to cook and can prepare a microwave meal in 5 minutes from frozen entrees (fooducate.com)

  6. Personal Story “Now I’m healthy and I eat 9 times a day! Be sure and eat something...not giant meals. I do this and am only consuming about 1500 calories/day. Also lots of water is key for weight loss success. Do your very best to stay away from soda, juice and diet drinks as well. I do drink some small amounts of tea and/or coffee some days.”

  7. Why does this effect us? A sin tax on junk food effects us because we do not always eat the right amount of each food group. Most people eat more fats and less vegetables than they should each day. We all need an extra hand in reducing the amount of junk food in our lives and help in making the right choice on what to eat. This tax would not only be our guide to choosing less fatty foods, but would keep us on track for a healthy life.

  8. Sin Tax on Junk Food • Adding an extra tax on junk food would reduce the amount of junk food purchased and thus reduce the amount of junk food consumed. This raise in price would make the healthy food, that costs more to produce, able to compete with the cheaper, more processed foods. It would also cause the fast food restaurants to raise their prices or reduce their portion sizes.

  9. Adding Junk Food to Sin Taxes in Illinois • In September 2009 the House Bill 255 increased the sin tax on alcohol, candy, and hygiene products in Illinois. We hope to amend this bill and add a “fat” tax on all fatty foods, or foods that have no nutritional value in general. This tax would help reduce the consumption of fatty foods and produce more revenue for the state. As stated before, the reduction of fatty foods in the diets of Americans would reduce malnutrition and obesity.

  10. Does it work? • Psychologists from the University of Buffalo created a mock supermarket and let shoppers use a predetermined amount of cash to buy a week’s worth of groceries for their family. The first time, all of the prices were the same as local supermarkets. The times after that there was a tax on the junk food or healthy foods were subsidized. • The study, published in the journal Psychological Science revealed that taxes were more effective at getting people to avoid certain products than subsidies were at prompting healthier food purchases. In scenarios where junk foods were taxed, study participants generally came away with a lower caloric total for their groceries, and a higher ratio of protein to fats and carbohydrates. Yet, in situations where healthy foods were subsidized, the savings were often spent on additional junk food. • http://ec2-50-16-97-135.compute-1.amazonaws.com/channels/green-business/blog/5779-Sin-Tax-on-Junk-Food

  11. Who is this effecting? • Children and adults of Illinois that regularly eat/buy many fatty foods will be affected in a positive way. This does not affect people who eat healthily because there will be no taxes on healthy foods or foods that have nutritional value.

  12. Where to Go from Here? • Adding a sin tax on junk food to the House Bill 255 would reduce malnutrition and obesity in America by making people more likely to choose healthy alternatives. The money that the government receives from this tax could be put back into restoring roads or helping communities in one way or another. This sin tax would not only help people make better decisions about what they eat, but it would help the government by creating more revenue to put towards projects that improve lives.

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