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- - - - prevention and treatment of diabetes remains under-funded https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2017/11/305568/diabetes-ticking-time-bomb
  - - - sugar consumed in the form of beverages, aerated drinks, junk foods and bakery items is raising the obesity levels, causing heart diseases https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/health-and-wellbeing/031017/sugar-is-the-new-tobacco-and-here-is-why.html
      - sugar consumption which has led to a 25 per cent increase in the Type 2 diabetes among the obese and normal population https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871064
    - - India
        
        In July 2917, it was reported that hundreds of Indian beverage manufacturers were preparing to start adding fruit juice to their carbonated beverage in a bid to circumvent the newly-implemented GST plan. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        By doing so, these manufacters believe that their products will be taxed 12% for bevs based on fruit pulp/juice instead of the heavy 40% for sweetened aerated bevs, such as soft drinks in the portfolio of coke & pepsi https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - NZ: 2/3 of new zealanders support a tax on sugary drinks, a survey by Auckland University found. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        About 67% said they either really strongly or somewhat agreed with such tax. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        But the govt said it is not actively considering tax but will continue to keep watch on the evidence & practice https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        Previous healthy minister Jonathan Coleman said that there had been no evidence so fat that a sugar tax would not have an impact on obesity rates https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Saudi Arabia
        
        From June 2017, The only Gulf country to have a sin tax, which cover 100% tax on energy drinks & cigarettes, 50% levy on carb drinks. Levy is part of a raft of tax regime changes across the Gulf including 5% VAT across Gult Cooperation Council countries https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Singapore
        
        weighing a range of measures including: taxes, more stringent advertising bans and warning labels on products for soft drink manufacturers who fail to meet sugar-reduction objectives https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        Whilst meeting between MOH, health promotion board, industry representatives & trade groups has yielded no clear resolution as yet but in support for this war - coke, fnfoods, m'sia dairy industries, nestle, pepsico, pokka & yep hiap seng have already commited to a max sugar content of 12% for all drinks sold in SGP by 2020 https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        g'ovt has launched other intitiatives including: a Sgp Healthier Choice movement for F&B products in which drinks that contain less than 6% sugar, for instance, can carry the Healthier Choice symbol on its packaging for consumers to note https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Sri Lanka
        
        President publicly raged against MILO recently. He accused MILO of raising its sugar content from 15% in 2012 to 16.5% today (2018). https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
        
        President further threatened that he wanted them to reduce it to 5% or he would bring in legislation to control sugar content in all beverages. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Thailand: in july 2017, reported that Thailand will phase in a sugar tax over 6 yrs in a bid to 'help drinks manufacturers' lower their sugar content & take advantage of a simultaneous lowering of tax on sugar-free beverages. The sugar tax will be increased in 2 phases & in the 4th year, drinks that contain sugar beyond the WHO standard will be taxed double. It will be further increased in the 6th yr. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Phillipines: In Sept 2017, the president had threatened to close the sugar regulatory Administration, established to promote the growth & development of the industry. But more than 300k ppl signed a petition to oppose the government's Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB). The SSB proposed a tax of PHP10 per litre including: powdered juices, energy drinks & soft drinks. The rate will be increased by 4% each yr thereafter. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - UAE: Imposed a 100% tax on energy drinks. While soft drinks have a 50% tax. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
      - Vietnam: According to Ministry of Finance, they are drafting tax laws where carbonated drinks would be subjected to a special consumption rate of 10%, which VAT would increase from 10% to 12% for all kinds of beverages and from 5% - 6% sugar. This could also also lead to a rise of 12% or more on soft drink prices https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
  - - - The United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development has set a target to reduce premature mortality due to diabetes by a third by 2030. https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2017/11/305568/diabetes-ticking-time-bomb
- - - - MOH wants to close eateries beyond midnight https://www.malaymail.com/s/1541489/as-malaysians-get-heavier-consumer-groups-call-for-sugar-tax-and-more
      - 24 Hour Mamaks: Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) president SM Mohamed Idris said this is a case of undernourishment. Everything about eating at odd hours is about having the wrong kind of nutrition https://www.malaymail.com/s/1541489/as-malaysians-get-heavier-consumer-groups-call-for-sugar-tax-and-more
        
        This is good because they believe it makes m'sians more productive https://www.malaymail.com/s/1541489/as-malaysians-get-heavier-consumer-groups-call-for-sugar-tax-and-more
      - Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association deputy president Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman also backed the proposed sugar tax, while also suggesting that drink manufacturers be encouraged to reduce the amount of sugar in their drinks to a certain level, and can then be exempted from such taxes.https://www.malaymail.com/s/1541489/as-malaysians-get-heavier-consumer-groups-call-for-sugar-tax-and-more
    - - consumer groups in selangor & penang voiced that a price hike could be used as a sugar tax, in the absence of a real one. they see it as a means to promote safer or reduced consumption of sugary food, while having marginal effect on manufacturers
        https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2018/01/03/APAC-sugar-taxes-How-2018-is-shaping-up-from-a-policy-perspective
- - - - When people are overweight they often suffer from other health problems. This likely to put pressure on public healthcare systems that are only just being established in many Asia-Pacific nations. http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers
    - - 2 out of 5 adults in APAC are either overweight/obese http://theconversation.com/taxes-on-sugary-beverages-are-not-enough-on-their-own-to-halt-march-of-obesity-in-asia-84236
    - - In addition to consuming more, as economies have grown, people in Asia-Pacific have moved away from farming into manufacturing, and then to service sector jobs - which are more sedentary http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers
        
        Social shift happening whereby urban population is increasing (cities in APAC). Therefore, rural to urban move is greater
        
        Poor infrastructure: City-dwellers in Asia-Pacific can spend hours commuting - due to poor transport systems and infrastructure - and when they finally reach home they have little time to cook. Many opt to eat out. http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers
        
        new lifestyle has caused a rise in the consumption of convenience and processed foods, which often contain excess fats and more salt and sugar http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers
        
        People in the APAC region also struggle to maintain a balanced diet, said Dharmapuri, with meals often lacking vegetables. http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers
        
        Due to staple food being rice: "The diet is largely rice-based," he said. "On anybody's plate, rice takes up between 50-70 per cent of the space http://www.asiaone.com/health/obesity-among-asia-pacific-children-growing-health-crisis-researchers