The Town Addicted to Coca - Cola

[zuludog]

Sorry for the short notice, but I thought I'd posted this a few days ago, then realised I hadn't -

Channel 4, 7 - 30 pm, tonight Friday 01/10/21.....Unreported World

A report about people consuming too much sugar, and "in the midst of a diabetes crisis"

I don't know any more about it, but it should be worth watching

 

[C&E Guy]

A town addicted to Coca-Cola?

Cannes?

 

[Eddy Edson]

For some reason I remembered a NYT story from a few years ago which I guess was about the same town: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-coca-cola-diabetes.html

Potable water is increasingly scarce in San Cristóbal de las Casas, a picturesque mountain town in the southeastern state of Chiapas where some neighborhoods have running water just a few times a week, and many households are forced to buy extra water from tanker trucks.
So, many residents drink Coca-Cola, which is produced by a local bottling plant, can be easier to find than bottled water and is almost as cheap.

In a country that is among the world’s top consumers of sugary drinks, Chiapas is a champion: Residents of San Cristóbal and the lush highlands that envelop the city drink on average more than two liters, or more than half a gallon, of soda a day.

The effect on public health has been devastating. The mortality rate from diabetes in Chiapas increased 30 percent between 2013 and 2016, and the disease is now the second-leading cause of death in the state after heart disease, claiming more than 3,000 lives every year.

If it is the same place, doesn't seem like "addicted" is very accurate.