Sugar tax alone won't do much to help Singapore's war on diabetes: Aussie expert
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Singapore has been toying with the idea of imposing a sugar tax on packaged drinks as part of its war against diabetes.
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SINGAPORE - A sugar tax alone is not going to do much to help Singapore's fight against diabetes, said a top diabetes expert from Australia.
Singapore has been toying with the idea of imposing a sugar tax on packaged drinks as part of its war against diabetes, since they account for about a third of sugar consumption by people here.
