That's true, Joshua O. Ighalo . We need a kind of regulation to force those companies to put health warning label on their products.Perhaps, we can learn from the success of putting health warning label on cigarettes packaging. The WHO through the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) encourages governments to implement such regulation. However, from my personal point of view, such health warning label should not include terrible pictures. We need to consider people who are disturbed by the pictures when the products are displayed in the market.

I do agree with both of you dear colleagues, that people need to be alerted and aware of the potential health hazards that are associated with sugary drinks. If they decide to consume such drinks thereafter, then it is their choice.

I think governments should double the taxes on sugary drinks, with such money devoted to the health care system.

Yes, sugary drinks should have a warning label about association with health hazards. I think these warnings will be useful, but it is not an easy decision since they will likely to affect sales.

Warning label that may affect sales is better than having consumers drinking what they think could be good for their health, like "natural fruit juice", while they are actually drinking what could make their health worse!

The consumer has the right to know this!

Every cigarettes packet carries the message "smoking kills" does this reduce smoking?.....no..... Firstly, companies will not label their sugary drinks, as being the health hazard, and if they label, then it is (largely) very unlikely, that people will stop buying them; life style.... food preferences, physical activity,.... we all know the good and bad choices, but most of the time we are after bad choices.....

Dear Mohamad-Hani Temsah, I cordially agree with you. A person who is related with community health thinks like you/me. But the magnitude of the economic dimension of the event and monopolies prevent this interference.

Yes, indeed!

I agree with the explanations above. But, there is a very general approach. Do sugary drinks pose a health risk? Saying yes or no is not so easy. Yes, you're absolutely right about the hazards of sugar. But sugar also has benefits. Then, the questions should be different? For example, how much should these drinks be consumed? Should never be consumed? How much sugar should be taken with these drinks? Should the source of sugar used in the production of beverages be natural or artificial (starch-based, etc.)? Is it only the sugar contained in the sugary drinks harmful? Are the substances used for protection purposes harmless? What should be their ratio?...etc. Is labeling sufficient to prevent by oneself the hazards of sugar? For example, would it be useful to limit the consumption of these drinks? Therefore, the use of smaller volume bottles, age limit for consumption, etc...

Respected Soner Cetinkaya answer is comprehensive.

Dear Soner Çetinkaya, thanks for your detailed answer and related questions.

Thanks dear @Soner Çetinkaya for your valuable input .

Sugary drinks, as little as 100 ml per day, have been shown to be associated with health hazards , like cancer:

https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l2408

Sugary drinks should come with warning labels about obesity, diabetes, etc. Consumers have a right to know what they are consuming and feeding to their family. Whether they chose to ignore them is purely a personal decision.

All canning and packed food continues to take, definitely cause diseases.

Due to number of chemical added during packing to preserve beverages

Definitely harmful

Today's technology is not far behind that people will never get to know about consequences of having sugary drinks. If there are labels on it... people will read and ignore (same like cigarettes packets). Labels can be of work but imposing tax will be different case.

Yes they should