The thinking was that people could reduce fat consumption to this level without undo pain. Unfortunately, this thinking has given people a false sense of security. The average woman consumes 1,640 total calories per day including about 67 grams of fat and the average man consumes 2,500 total calories including about 103 grams of fat. Butter or margarine in stick form typically has 11 grams of fat per Tablespoon. That is something that can be done.
Many salad dressings contain eight or more grams of fat per Tablespoon.
Many cheeseburgers served in fast food outlets have thirty or more grams of fat. However, if this wildest of sin taxes were instituted, we would hope to see other effects. Look at Table 2 below to see what would happen to some common products in the supermarket. People would either stop buying butters, margarines, oils, and fats, or would use them very sparingly. Food manufacturers would have to search for lower fat alternatives.