The Danish fat tax-Effects on consumption patterns and risk of ischaemic heart disease.

•We examine the effect of the Danish fat tax on consumption patterns and IHD risk.•The total sales of twelve taxed foodstuff categories decreased by 0.9%.•The intake of saturated fat, unsaturated fats and dietary cholesterol decreased.•We estimated that the risk of IHD increased by 0.2% or decreased by 0.3%•We argue that taxation-subsidy schemes are more likely to benefit public health.