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Fatty foods be taxed in Denmark More Expensive

Oct 4, 2011 Health

Copenhagen, Denmark, To create a healthier society, the Danish government set a ‘fat tax’ or a fat tax makes the price of fatty foods are more expensive. Thus, it is hoped people will choose healthy foods rather than fatty foods.

Starting October 1, 2011, the Danish government established a policy to tax fatty foods fatty thus making it more expensive. The amount of tax is 16 Danish kroner per kilogram of saturated fat, or about U.S. $ 6.27 (USD 56 thousand) per pound of saturated fat. This tax will seem expensive when the content of saturated fat in the diet exceeds 2.3 percent.

“This is a radical step from Denmark to ban the consumption of saturated fats in their communities. Many doctors say that saturated fat is bad because it can cause bad cholesterol and lowering good cholesterol at the same time. Society Denmark also pay taxes for sugar such as soda and candy. But first fat tax applies in Denmark, “Linnet Juul, director of food in Denmark’s Confederation of Industries, such as reported from Lost Angeles Times , Tuesday (10/04/2011).

fat tax is not aimed at curbing obesity. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the rate of obesity in Denmark was 13.4 per cent for last year, which is at a lower rate of 15.5 percent, which is the average rate in the countries in Europe.

But Denmark lags behind in life expectancy and Denmark hopes imposition ‘fat tax’ will be able to increase the average age of 3 years in the next decade.

“Prices are higher in sugar, fat and Tobacco is an important step toward meningkatknya average life expectancy in Denmark. tax levied on foods containing fat is very important because saturated fats can cause disease heart disease and cancer, “said Minister of Health, Denmark, Jakob Nielsen Axel.

fat tax was first applicable in Denmark. This policy will be immediately followed by Finland and Romania. In the United States have been there to tax unhealthy foods, but it seems to ‘soda tax’ for sugar and fizzy drinks will not apply in the near future.

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