October 6, 2011

The program, designed to increase the life expectancy of residents of Denmark, the government decided the most radical measures to fight for healthy eating by introducing a tax on the sale of fatty foods.

The tax rate is not very high - about $ 3 per kilogram of saturated fat That are contained in foods. Managing food production union of industrial workers in Denmark a little elaborated occurring situation, explaining that tax will be considered on the basis of the proportion of fat in the ingredients, not the finished product, so perhaps it will be a little bit more.

The program of the Government of Denmark was aimed specifically at the to increase the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the country in the next ten years, despite the fact that the average life expectancy of Danes is big already and is not inferior to the European average - 79 years. The fact is that fats are not only negatively affect the figure of a man that carries aesthetic, psychological and many other problems, but also have a hidden danger that many people are not even aware, consuming fatty foods all day, they can deliver the highest cholesterol, carcinogens (especially in food cooked in fat long use), etc. Furthermore, the negative impact on fat excess weight   kazhdrmu known to man.

Prior to that, Denmark has introduced a tax on food and non-alcoholic beverages containing sugar, such an experience familiar and some other European countries, but a tax on fat was introduced for the first time.

Thus, products such as butter, meat, cheeses, prepared foods, mayonnaise, sauces and many more may become more expensive, said Lynn Yule.