Junk Food Tax Report

In the previous years, some attempts have been tried to solve the obesity problem. In comparison with other attempts, the Early Care and Education Policy and the junk food tax brought some hope for people who wanted to solve the obesity problem.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Early Care and Education Policy (ECE) which is intended to help educate public health practitioners, child care providers, and decision-makers about the current conditions exist in their state and inform future efforts to prevent obesity. Approximately 75% of children younger than 6 years of age participate in some form of organized child care outside the home, such as, family child care homes, child care centers, or Head Start. These
In April 2014, the Navajo Nation, a semi-autonomous Native American territory located in southeastern America, started carrying an extra 2-cent sales tax (on top of the 5-cent sales tax on most goods sold there). Since October, fresh fruits and vegetables there have been tax-free. Meanwhile, the Navajo Nation council also signed a law known as the Healthy Dinén Nation Act, which became the first law in the U.S. to tax both sugary beverages and snacks, sweets and baked and fried goods of “minimal-to-no nutritional value.” With the tax measures, Navajo people now can have a better opportunity to access over healthy but cheaper foods now (Livingston). However, since there was no place had a junk food tax in the U.S before, so it’s unclear to know how good the effect will
In an article named “Obesity Prevention”, the author lists several ways to prevent obesity for young children and adults, such as promoting the healthy eating habits and exercising, through advertisements; encourage children to eat slowly, serve at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily; encourage children to drink water rather than beverages with added sugar, such as soft drinks, sport drinks, and fruit juice drinks (“Obesity Prevention”). Some people may argue that kids who are so afraid of gaining weight will likely become overly concerned with everything they eat, which could lead to a eating disorder. However, I think our society should promote healthy eating habits and exercises, instead of a “skinny” eating habit. As long as children understand how much they should eat everyday and what kind of food they should avoid, then they will not likely be so afraid of gaining weight or even begin to develop an eating disorder. On the contrary, unhealthy eating habits could lead to health problems caused by obesity, such as heart