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IELTS Essay: Some people think that shops should not be allowed to sell food or drinks tha...

Prompt

Some people think that shops should not be allowed to sell food or drinks that are scientifically proven to be bad for people's health. Do you agree or disagree?

#food regulation#consumer freedom#health policy#government intervention#personal choice

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 discusses pros and cons of regulation; Band 9 critiques the assumption that unregulated choice is neutral when corporate marketing exploits cognitive biases and economically disadvantaged populations.

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Key concepts in this essay

harm principle and public health limits
regulatory precedent (tobacco, alcohol)
information asymmetries
freedom vs. collective well-being

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Framing regulation purely as nanny-state overreach without evidence of effectiveness elsewhere
Ignoring vulnerable populations (children, low-income) who lack information to make informed choices
Treating health as individual responsibility without examining how choice is constrained

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