As evidence mounts up about the serious health implications of eating red and processed meats, including increased risk of cancer, researchers are calling for a meat tax. Here we take a look at the reasons for a meat tax, how it would work and whether it could be implemented. When it comes to red meat and processed meat, there is increasing evidence that eating too much of it can have pretty heavy health consequences. Processed meat — for example, hot dogs, ham and sausages — is deemed carcinogenic. In the U.S. the taxes would be high, with 163 percent on processed meat and just under 34 percent on red meat.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2018 16:18 UTC