TTfan
Full Member
I was reading the coverage of the introduction of the "fat tax" in Denmark and was wondering what everyone else's thoughts are? I'll be really interested to see if this will make a difference in the next few years. My personal opinion is that adding a few £s on to everyone's shopping bill won't really change habits, and if the government in the UK wants to reduce obesity it should ban BOGOF offers on processed foods/sweets (how many times have I bought 3 choc bars intending to only eat one and within the next 30 mins all 3 are gone?), make it easier to be physically active (more set running and walking trails in public places etc) and set up tigher rules for marketing and clear labeling (e.g. 500ml bottles of fizzy drinks with the calorie content of "1 serving" written in large letters on the front, but when you look at it closely 1 serving is only half the bottle). Ultimately though I think all the government can do is try to make it easier for people who want to make the healthy choices, if someone doesn't want to make those choices then they won't, no matter what laws are passed.
BBC News - Denmark introduces world's first food fat tax
BBC News - Denmark introduces world's first food fat tax