Call for blanket tax on sugar

I WROTE the book So Fat Lah! six years ago to help Malaysians lose weight. Malaysia is, after all, the most obese country in Asia. Unfortunately, it seems we are losing the battle against obesity as more than half of us are now overweight or obese. And the problem is getting worse.

There are many reasons cited for this problem, including a sedentary lifestyle and consuming too much meat, dairy and refined carbohydrates (processed sugar). I would like to focus on one significant problem among Malaysians – our predilection for sweet drinks.