Denmark has imposed a "fat tax" on foods such as butter and oil as a way to curb unhealthy eating habits. The Nordic country introduced the tax Saturday, of 16 kroner ($2.90) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of saturated fat in a product.

Ole Linnet Juul, food director at Denmark's Confederation of Industries, says the tax will increase the price of a burger by around $0.15 and raise the price of a small package of butter by around $0.40.

丹麦1日起开始征收脂肪税，以减少民众脂肪摄入量，但这却引发抢购潮。征税对象为所有含饱和脂肪的产品，包括黄油、牛奶、比萨饼、油类和肉类。税率为每千克饱和脂肪16丹麦克朗（约合人民币18.6元）。

丹麦政府预计，这一行动将为国家带来约15亿丹麦克朗（约合17.2亿元人民币）的新税收，同时减少国民大约10%的饱和脂肪摄入量和15%的黄油摄入量，以此推动国民健康，降低肥胖人口比例。

（以上中文来自腾讯财经）