Overview

• Health officials said one in three new diabetes cases and one in seven new cardiovascular cases are attributable to sugary beverages.
• A common 600-milliliter soda contains about 12 to 15 teaspoons of sugar, and daily consumption at that level was presented as a concrete risk benchmark.
• Seven in ten children and adolescents drink soda daily and four in ten minors live with overweight or obesity, exceeding World Health Organization guidance on free sugars.
• Authorities cited 2024 data showing about 192,000 cardiovascular deaths and roughly 112,000 diabetes deaths, noting long periods of disability and growing need for hemodialysis.
• The ministry said the campaign will roll out in the coming days and that prevention programs such as Vive feliz, Vive saludable will expand, with warnings that “light/zero” drinks also carry health risks linked in studies to higher heart or stroke risk and microbiota changes.