This week I came across a couple of articles about the new “fat tax” that came into effect at the beginning of October in Denmark. And while this doesn’t seem to be a bad idea in principle, especially for fatty fast foods, and I applaud the fact that Denmark banned trans fats years ago, I think that taxing whole foods like butter and cheese is taking it too far.
Given that the two articles below mention BUTTER in their headlines it seems clear that this is the “sensational” way of presenting this new tax.
What do you think?
The tax applies to all saturated fats equally, regardless of whether they are contained in a McDonald’s hamburger or a quart of milk from grassfed cows.
