Sugar And Smoke.

Exactly, what has the price hike of sugar got to do with our sugar intake? It was utter nonsense when the Health Minister of Malaysia said with the price increase, there would be less consumption of the “sweet thing” and therefore, less diabetic people!

Look around and see if there’s anything not sweet that we put into our stomach when we’re hungry and thirsty! And by the way, please do not compare us with other countries like, say, China.

Many of us have a sweet tooth and would eat and drink “all things sweet” except sugarless foods and plain water. A life without sugar is not to everyone’s taste! That is the truth and the truth is a “bitter pill to swallow”.

Remember when the packs of fourteen cigarettes were discontinued because that would discourage the young especially school children from picking up the habit? Occasionally, I’ve seen some school boys buying the twenty packs. The government’s good intention had clearly gone up in smoke!

The “problem child” attitude would be very hard to deal with. It would be even more problematic if the government keep pushing and pushing! There’s a limit to everything! The government has to proceed with extreme caution.