Synopsis
With Britain now the fattest nation in Europe, reporter Shelley Jofre investigates the idea of a tax on junk food, travelling to Denmark where it has already been implemented.
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: Tax the Fat
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2010
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