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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