I always gave my kids Tomato flavoured crisps for tea ........ well they helped towards their 5 -a-day
BBC Panorama....
In the same way as taxing cigarettes helped to reduce smoking and related illnesses, could putting up the price of junk food - as Denmark has done - cut obesity rates in the UK?
The first thing that struck me on the taxi journey into Copenhagen was how slim everyone looked.
I really had trouble spotting anyone fat.
And the second thing that became obvious the moment I stepped out of the cab and was almost run over by a cyclist, was that the Danes are clearly no strangers to exercise.
So why on earth has their government become the first in the world to introduce a tax on junk food?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9176000/9176897.stmAND ....
Junk food and sugary drinks could be hit with 'fat taxes' in an effort to combat obesity and help fill the black hole in Government finances.
The Food Standards Agency is planning to consult on whether such taxes would help make people eat healthier food.
If imposed, the taxes would operate on the same principle as those on tobacco and drink to change behaviour and raise money.
The most likely option would be to apply the so- called fat tax to processed foods, snacks and sugary drinks.
However, under one scenario, 17.5 per cent VAT might even be applied to full fat milk, butter and cheese to encourage a switch to products with less saturated fat.
Food is currently exempt from VAT.
The food watchdog believes the nation is overdosing on saturated fat, which is linked to clogged arteries, heart disease and premature death.
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1275920/Fat-tax-junk-food-prices-rise-boost-war-obesity.html#ixzz1DyTsinBm