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SINGAPORE -- Azlan Sohoni, a 47-year-old Singaporean, starts his day with a cup of Nestle's Milo chocolate malt drink, sweetened with one and a half teaspoons of sugar. At work, he downs five cans of Coca-Cola and a few more cups of Milo. He doesn't like Diet Coke and Coke Zero.

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