# Professor Vishal Singh is interviewed about his research on a potential "fat tax"

1 Faculty News December 27, 2015 ![NDTV logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032457.jpg?itok=IAOY34tZ)>

Excerpt from [NDTV](http://www.ndtv.com/health/fat-tax-can-boost-healthy-foods-demand-study-1259405) -- "'Our results have significant implications for health experts and policy makers, since interventions in the form of taxes on high calorie foods are highly contentious,' said Mr [Singh](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/vishal-singh) of the New York University. 'The general perception is that these taxes need to be substantial, at least 20 percent and often as high as 50 percent, to have a meaningful impact. This would be highly regressive since low-income consumers spend a greater proportion of their disposable income on food,' he added."

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