Should there be a tax on fatty foods?

[dimpy.handa]

Regardless of the decisions that politicians make on taxation, taxes alone cannot begin to address the larger problems - health-related, social and economic. Health is at least as much about exercise as it is about diet and there is a wider problem with life style that is being recognised by the broader population. Most primary students now get less than one hour of PE weekly, and in many high schools the course is optional.

 

[dimpy.handa]

Self-responsibility is the foundation of a wellness mindset. How can a wellness enthusiast and/or promoter favor coercive strategies designed to discourage consumers from choosing high fat foods? I don't think a wellness approach is consistent with such a policy. Freedom is part of wellness, too. Where does it end? The reductio ad absurdum argument down this path is to imprison those who do not "choose" to follow self-managing pathways to lifestyle artistry! Furthermore, this policy leads to, or at least reflects, a totalitarian state -- wouldn't we rather have fat people than that?

 

[gala01]

The questions answer is 'Yes', there should be Tax on FATTY FOODS, because, fatty foods are not the necessity of life, but the delicacies of life..

I feel the question should be, whether so much demand for the fatty food is right for health and safety of human beings?

 

[dimpy.handa]

Ofcourse not the demand for fatty foods is not justified.
According to the American Heart Association, saturated and trans fat are linked to high LDL (bad) cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes. Consume no more than 1 percent trans fat and 7 percent saturated fat daily.

 

[swatiraohnlu]

"Fat tax" enforces dangerous impression that society demands slimness Anorexia is a serious problem in many societies, particularly among young women. It is often driven by an impression that a society demands or desires slimness among its members.