AS the author of a weight-loss book written just for Malaysians, I applaud the sugar tax that is being imposed this week on soft drinks.
I hope that this is only the first step in combating obesity. Malaysians are, after all, the fattest people in South-East Asia and we should be championing weight loss.There is an opportunity to further extend the tax to include food items with a high content of sugar and sugar generally.
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