New research has found per person volumes of non-nutritive sweeteners in drinks is now 36% higher globally and added sugars in packaged food is 9% higher.
Dr Khurana says he is looking forward to working collaboratively with Indian and Pacific researchers active in this field to find solutions that would help the community.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.