Staff Reporter
Pakistan National Heart Association held a meeting under chairmanship of Major General (Retd) Masood-ur-Rehman Kayani.
Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary, Pakistan National Heart Association said it is important to reduce the use of unhealthy foods and sweets for a healthy life.
Seven out of ten deaths are caused by frequent use of sugary drinks. Fifty countries around the world call for taxation to discourage consumption of sugary drinks.
Certified research shows that if the consumption of something is to be reduced, then the practice should be implemented.
Pakistan Health Research Council survey, 72% of residents say tax is an effective way to prevent sugary drinks. The use of sugary drinks should be reduced to prevent NCD.
Participants in the Civil Society Alliance called sugary drinks unnecessary and said that international research shows that if something is to be controlled, the practice should be increased.
Nothing is more important than the health of the people, it is the duty of the government to take effective measures to prevent the factors that harm the people.
