With “O sugar (糖)” drinks taking the market by storm, “sugar control” has become one of the most important topics for young people today.

Singapore started to put labels (标签) on every drink recently. The labels are from A to D. A is the most healthy, and D is the least healthy. The more sugar and saturated fat (饱和脂肪), the less healthy the drink is. D-grade drinks aren’t allowed to be advertised (打广告) by companies to attract customers.

Shanghai is the first city in China to set health tips for sugary drink to deal with health problems because of too much sugar intake. 159 stores in the city begin to put three-coloured (red, orange, green) labels on the drinks. The labels warn (告诫) buyers about different grades of drinks. A green label means customers should read the drink’s nutrition label (营养成分表); Orange labels warn customers to limit their added sugar intake; and red labels means you’d better not drink or drink less.

Have you ever wanted to stop eating something sweet but you just couldn’t? Is it the first thing you do when you get home from school to look in the biscuit box? Can you eat a huge piece of chocolate all by yourself? Can you say no to sweets at parties? If you can’t, then there is a reason...perhaps you are a sugar addict ( 有瘾的人)! Does that sound funny? Well, doctors say that people who often eat sweet food can easily become addicted to sugar. What’s more, most sugar addicts don’t even realize that they are addicted! Sugar addiction is serious because it can really hurt your health. Doctors say that we should eat food which is healthy such as fresh fruits and vegetables, and that we shouldn’t eat a lot of sugar, fat or fast food. But sugar addicts find it difficult to do these. They know they must stop eating sweet food, but they can’t help doing it. Well, here is some advice: