Fat tax

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Many proposed measures for curbing obesity around the work are aimed at restricting the intake sugar from soft drinks. Robert Huffstutter

Another day, another anti-obesity campaign, but will this one work?

By Adrian Bauman

Merely two months into the new year and we have already seen a plethora of local and international efforts aimed at curbing what appears to be the inexorable rise of obesity. Some of these initiatives…
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The move to end the tax appears to be a political one. Sam Howzit

Denmark scraps fat tax in another Big Food victory

By Gary Sacks, Deakin University

Denmark has scrapped the world’s first “fat tax”, which was charged on foods high in saturated fats, after just one year. Plans to introduce a tax on sugar have also been abandoned. In making the announcement…
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A fat tax maybe not be enough of an answer to Australia’s obesity epidemic. HoskingIndustries/Flickr

Why a fat tax is not enough to tackle the obesity problem

By Suzie Ferrie

OBESE NATION: It’s time to admit it – Australia is becoming an obese nation. This series looks at how this has happened and more importantly, what we can do to stop the obesity epidemic. Here Suzie Ferrie…

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