War on diabetes: Consumers, experts welcome new restrictions on sugar-sweetened drinks

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Taking care of a loved one with diabetes has made one family watch their sugar intake more seriously.

Ms Asnida Daud, who has four children aged 10 to 17, looks after her father-in-law Zauhari Ismail, 71, who has diabetes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 11, 2019, with the headline War on diabetes: Consumers, experts welcome new restrictions on sugar-sweetened drinks. Subscribe