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November 18, 2011
In Today's Issue
- The "secret" to losing belly fat...
- Denmark First Nation To Enact "Fat Tax", Are We Next..?
- Weight Loss Expert Loses 70lbs of Ugly Fat...
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Denmark First Nation To Enact "Fat Tax", Are We Next..?
Dear Reader,
In an effort to curb unhealthy eating and improve life expectancy, Denmark has become the first nation in the world to impose a so-called "fat tax" on foods with lots of saturated fat. Things like oil, butter, milk, cheese, meat and those processed goodies will be taxed according to the percentage of fat they contain.
Any supermarket or menu item that has more than 2.3% saturated fat will be subject to a $2.90 per kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of saturated fat surcharge. This comes to an extra 15¢ for a burger, 40¢ more for a small size pack of butter. Not budget busting costs, to be sure.
And rather ironic coming from a nation whose role through the centuries has been to produce and export the most fattening of foods - cheese, butter and bacon. The butter and cheese industries are major businesses in Denmark, and bacon production dominates the market in the UK.
This move is only the latest in the nation's bid to get people eating healthier. Back in 2004 Denmark made it illegal for any food to have more than 2% trans fats. And in 2010, the nation raised taxes on confections (cookies, candy and the like) by 25%. The taxes on other bad for you staples, things like soda, tobacco and alcohol, are even higher than those established by the European Union.
The Danish government hopes this hit to the wallet will make people think before they buy. The new tax was approved by a large majority in a parliament held back in March 2011 as a way to help increase the average life expectancy of the Danish people by as much as 3 years over the next decade. They currently boast a life expectancy of 79 years, but his falls below the European average.
The citizens, as you might expect, are wondering why the government just doesn't make healthy foods less costly. Make fruits and veggies easier to get and cheaper. No surprise that Danes were reportedly hoarding the to-be-taxed items in the days before the tax went into effect.
Yet unlike the United States, Denmark isn't a country known for having weight problems. In fact, just 10% of people there are considered obese, while here in the U.S. that number climbs to 30%.
So what does this move tell food and health reformers in other nations?
Continues below...
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Denmark First Nation To Enact "Fat Tax", Are We Next..? Continued...
France has limited ketchup in both school and university cafeterias except for
once a week, as part of a program to encourage healthier school lunches, though
there's no sign of a fat tax coming to France anytime soon.
In the U.S. the obesity problem is the result of so many factors a single tax
isn't considered a viable option. In fact, when it comes to soda taxes, research
shows people simply switch to another calorie-laden beverage, avoiding the tax,
still living unhealthily and overweight.
Would a fat tax work in the U.S.?
According to Dr. Marion Nestle, a professor of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public
Health from New York University, such a thing would be impossible to enact in
this country. Her certainty comes from a ready example. There's no tax here on
sweetened drinks... and though the idea has been around since the 1990s, there
is no tax. Many European nations already pay taxes on such beverages.
As to the fat tax now being collected in Denmark, no one can say for sure how
it will play out. It may be that taxing foods a nation loves will have the opposite
effect, urging people to eat more of what they love. Only time will tell.
To your good health,
Kirsten Whittaker
Daily Health Bulletin Editor
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Sources:
http://www.ivillage.com/denmark-imposes-worlds-first-fat-tax/4-a-387765
The Atlantic story, 10.10.11 on Denmark fat tax:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/denmarks-fat-tax-now-thats-rich/246158/
LA Times story, 10.06.11 on France banning ketchup:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/06/world/la-fg-france-ketchup-20111006
Research on taxing soda and weight gain:
http://healthomg.com/2011/09/20/taxing-sodas-wont-spur-much-weight-loss-study-says/
CBS News story on Denmark's fat tax:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20114811-10391704.html
How to tell good fats from bad:
http://www.ivillage.com/how-can-you-tell-good-fats-bad/4-a-121801
21 Ways to live longer:
http://www.ivillage.com/21-ways-live-longer/4-a-116866
Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, Public Health, New York University:
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Marion_Nestle
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