Linking sweetened drinks to the nation’s crisis of obesity and chronic disease, medical groups demand stricter measures to fight the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes, cancer and diet-related illnesses.
Tony the Tiger under attack from Chile in war against sugary foods
In a bid to tackle obesity, Chile has imposed heavy marketing restrictions, labelling redesign and packaging controls on junk food. This includes removing cartoon characters from the front of unhealthy foods, such as removing Tony the Tiger from the front of cereal boxes, and the Pringle man from the iconic pringles tube.