We fully support Colagiuri’s appeal to implement comprehensive, regulatory action to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.1 Excessive sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is associated with weight gain, diabetes and dental caries.2 Strikingly, sugary drinks are the single largest contributor of added sugars in the diet of Australians aged 14–50 years.3
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- 4. Hawke S. Sugary drinks being phased out of NSW health facilities in bid to curb obesity rates. ABC News; 8 June 2017. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-08/sugary-drinks-to-be-phased-out-of-nsw-health-facilities/8599820 (accessed June 2017).
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