Sugar tax not enough to keep diabetes at bay, says health expert


Tempting display: Tan arranging drinks in his shop refrigerator in Ayer Itam, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Sugar-sweetened beverages will cost more in two months’ time as Malaysia’s war on sugar goes up a notch, but dieticians say the uncontrolled intake of carbohydrates is a bigger cause of diabetes.

“Some dishes aren’t even sweet, but they are loaded to the brim with carbohydrates,” dietician Lucas Lim said.

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