That is why, it is truly necessary that the government incorporates a tax on junk food for the sake of the future of this country. Although “Diet is hardly the only factor behind America's obesity epidemic. Still, eating a healthier diet rich in fruits and vegetables is one of the most effective ways to prevent unnecessary weight gain” (Kalaidis). As various research and studies have shown , raising the prices of all fast food and unhealthy beverages would result in a decline of buying and consumption of unhealthy foods and a decline in preventable diseases as well. On tv, radios and any other source of media they’re talking about issues to solve to make it a better world, but if you frankly think about it, how can we make the world a better place if our own country is going through an epidemic of obesity that in the long run results with death. Basically there will not even be a world if there is no population to vacant it. A valid solution to this would be the less of an unhealthy diet that contains junk food, which could be reachable if the government states a taxation on it, executes a better and healthier future for this