Starting next year, Singapore will treat packaged sugary drinks such as Coca-Cola the way that other countries treat cigarettes. Advertisements will be banned, and a label attesting to a beverage’s unhealthiness will be mandatory.
The goal is to reduce the high rate of sugar consumption and associated health problems - such as diabetes and heart disease - that are now plaguing South-East Asia.
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