REGARDING the story about a study which claims sugary soft drinks could be causing 200,000 deaths worldwide (Echo, Mar 20).
This review has not yet been peer-reviewed or published, and the report doesn’t contain any evidence to show that drinking soft drinks causes chronic diseases.
R Laming, British Soft Drinks Association.
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