Denmark’s Fat Tax Hurt Business More Than Obesity Rates, So It’s Getting The Boot

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In October 2011, Denmark introduced a fat tax to tackle obesity, which seemed pretty progressive for a country with an obesity rate that, while serious, is still much lower than our own (13% in Denmark vs. 35% in the U.S.). But a year later, they're canning the tax altogether; it turns out it mostly just resulted in a lot of Danish people smuggling butter in from countries that sold it cheaper. More »

Denmark’s Fat Tax Hurt Business More Than Obesity Rates, So It’s Getting The Boot is a post from Blisstree - Nutrition, Healthy Recipes and Fitness.