BIZ-COLUMN: OPINION: Home Front- War on diabetes will have effect on ‘innocent’ bystanders
Imposing a sugar tax on packaged sweet drinks, and getting people to drink more water, will affect sales of sugary drink manufacturers and retailers. But that’s surely a price worth paying for lower diabetes rates.
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The Ministry of Health wants the public’s take on a series of proposed tough actions to reduce the high sugar intake here: banning high-sugar drinks, taxing them, not allowing them to be advertised, and insisting that the drinks display prominently a label to show if the contents are healthy.
The soft sell over the years, including reformulation of drinks so there is less sugar, has not resulted in any reduction in sugar consumed here.
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Salma Khalik
With more than three decades in journalism, Salma Khalik has been in the thick of things, from covering the stock market to general elections. In the 15 years on the health beat, Salma has gone into Sars wards as that deadly bug put fear into Singaporeans, and uncovered “unhealthy” practices such as patients being given overdoses of chemotherapy drugs. With her grasp of the healthcare system, Salma has also helped to explain the impact of policy changes, supporting some and pointing out failings in others. Her over-riding goal is to push for a better healthcare system for all.
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