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Taxing the Fat

Should we tax food that's bad for us? Using laws to make people healthier. We hear about Denmark's fat tax experiment and ask whether such a system could work.

Should we tax food that's bad for us? Using laws to make people healthier. We hear from our reporter Marie Keyworth about Denmark's fat tax experiment and ask whether such a system could work anywhere else. Sam Rowe of UNESDA represents the european soft drinks industry and gives us her take. She debates Dr Kelly Brownell, Dean of Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University in New York.

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29 minutes

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Tue 25 Mar 2014 19:32GMT

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  • Tue 25 Mar 2014 19:32GMT