date:May 17, 2012
he says, noting that taxes introduced in Denmark on saturated fats, and in France on sweetened drinks will provide an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of such measures in the coming years.
The UK expert also notes that such tariffs could have untoward or unexpected effects, and it is possible that a levy on saturated fats, like that introduced in Denmark, could be counter-productive. Rayner claims that avoidance of foods high in saturated fat could lead people to replace them with foo