AMA joins Rethink Sugary Drink partnership  

The Australian Medical Association has joined the Rethink Sugary Drink alliance – a partnership between 19 other health and community organisations who all share the united goal of reducing the consumption of sugary drinks in Australia.

AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said the AMA welcomed being part of the Rethink alliance (members shown above), saying there was strength in working together to reduce the harm done to Australians from excessive sugar in drinks.

Dr Khorshid notes “Australians drink more than 2.4 billion litres of sugary drinks each year. That’s a lot of sugar, and it’s making us sick. Sugary drinks contain huge amounts of free sugar with almost no nutritional benefit. They are fuelling Australia’s growing chronic disease crisis including preventable chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers.

Yet the beverage industry continues to entice young Australians into buying their products. Using seductive marketing tactics, sugary drink companies position their products as the key to all aspects of a better life.

The AMA launched its #SicklySweet campaign earlier this year, which is creating awareness through social and mainstream media of the harm done by sugary drinks. 

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