The Inquiry: Why Do Mexicans Drink So Much Soda?
Claudia Campero campaigns for access to clean water in Mexico. She says that a lack of reliable drinking water is helping to fuel the country’s thirst for sugary soft drinks.
In this excerpt from The Inquiry, Claudia Campero argues that a lack of reliable drinking water is helping to fuel Mexico’s thirst for sugary soft drinks. Most research places Mexico at the top of the chart when it comes to the consumption of these drinks: by some estimates, they get through half a litre per person every day. Mexico also has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the world, exacerbated by their love of sugar sweetened beverages.
Presenter: James Fletcher
(Photo: A variety of fizzy drinks stocked on a shelf in a shop. Credit: Getty Images)
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- Wed 30 Mar 2016 15:23GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa