'David Cameron has suggested the introduction of taxes on obesity amid the government's failure to rein in the record budget deficit, exacerbated by rising costs of wars.

The British Prime Minister claimed that the so-called "fat tax" was needed to tackle the increasing obesity levels and the ensuing health costs, The Guardian reported. Cameron referred to similar measures recently adopted in Denmark, an act which has triggered a furious response from both retailers and the Danish, who are fed up with wrong economic policies that are devastating to the eurozone public.

In Denmark, a surcharge is being placed on foods that contain more than 2.3 percent of saturated fat. The levy targets high-fat products such as butter, milk, cheese, pizza, meat, oil and processed food.'

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