Battle against diabetes starts in the boardrooms

If one compares processed foodstuffs produced in Singapore with many overseas brands, one would see an unhealthy pattern, such as relatively higher sodium and sugar contents.

The battle against diabetes thus starts in the boardrooms (“Size of food portions not the enemy in war against diabetes”; May 18).

One local supermarket chain even thinks it is important to invest in cigarette vending machines ahead of the tobacco display ban instead of helping Singaporeans kick the habit.

There is no point exhorting the population to eat and live healthily if this is not part of corporate Singapore’s values. Dying to support our local companies has a special meaning.