Eating behaviour reveals increased consumption of sugar, salt

By The Nation

 

 

The Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) has published the results of a behaviour analysis of Thais aged six years old and up between 2013 and 2017, which found an interesting change in Thai eating habits.

 

The survey, which was carried out for the National Statistical Office and targetted subjects from 28,000 households, found 22.1 per cent of Thai people selected their dishes based on preference, 18.5 per cent on taste, 18.2 per cent based their decisions on sudden cravings, 17.8 per cent picked their meals because of hygiene, 12.9 per cent chose food based on its nutritional value, 6.5 per cent for accessibility, and 4 per cent on price. The information suggests that Thai people favour preferences over health benefits.

 

Happiness from eating increased from 57.1 per cent in 2013 to 58.8 per cent in 2017 while the nutrient quotient dropped from 32.2 per cent in 2013 to 30.7 in 2017. Preference, which previously came third in the rankings, replaced the earlier highest scorer of taste, indicating that customers choose restaurants for presentation and service rather than the food itself. Price remained the least important factor.

 

Thai people who had three meals a day increased from 88.0 per cent in 2013 to 89.4 per cent in 2017 and those who had more than three increased from 3.8 per cent in 2013 to 4.1 per cent in 2017. The increase was found in children aged between 6-14 years and teenagers aged between 15-24 years while people aged 25 years old tended to have fewer than three meals.

 

The consumption of sugary food rose from 11.2 per cent in 2013 to 14.2 per cent in 2017 and that of salty food from 13.0 per cent to 13.8 per cent. Children tended to consume more sugary food while teenagers and working ages preferred saltier food.

 

Even though 98.8 per cent of Thai people consumed vegetables and fruits at least one day a week, the proportion of vegetable and fruit consumption dropped from 54.5 per cent to 41.1 per cent in every age range, sex, and region.

 

Fortunately, more Thai people were apparently dieting, with 12.4 per cent of those who ate fewer than three meals taking food supplements. This was particularly noticeable among female respondents, increasing from 14.1 per cent to 19.2 per cent.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377881

 

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We try to make our own food to a large extent, it's impossible to know what they put in the dishes at restaurants, but one can be sure it contains plenty of sugar, salt and probably a fair amount of nasty bacterias.

I've got popcorn ready...this is the thread for all the fastfood hating farang.

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai people who had three meals a day increased from 88.0 per cent in 2013 to 89.4 per cent in 2017 and those who had more than three increased from 3.8 per cent in 2013 to 4.1 per cent in 2017. The increase was found in children aged between 6-14 years and teenagers aged between 15-24 years while people aged 25 years old tended to have fewer than three meals.

 

Most Thai i know eat more than 3 meals, they eat all day long if they have the chance.

15 hours ago, Thian said:

I've got popcorn ready...this is the thread for all the fastfood hating farang.

Most Thai i know eat more than 3 meals, they eat all day long if they have the chance.

I don't hate "fast food". I just realize that moderation, caution and selection is in my best interest. I love popcorn and pop it in a large, covered sauce pan. It has nothing to do with TVF. LOL.

When I came in 1985 I told every visitor of mine, that you cannot have a bad Thai meal, be it in fancy restaurants or street side. 

30+ years later I can attest, that Thai food went totally down the drain. Tons of sugar, salt and MSG added to literally anything (I had fried eggs in Chiang Mai sprinkled with sugar!). This, combined with the fact, that most urban Thais dont cook (due to lack of kitchen, time, ability or knowledge), leads flocks of future diabetics to the troughs of "Thai fast food". 

Rather than submarines and fancy trains bulleting through the Kingdom they rather go back to the roots and start teaching all these people what, how and when to eat as they are the tax payers. The next generation of Thais will be a world's first in diabetes - regretfully! 

does anybody read labels ? go to 7/11 and you have 5-35 CHEMICALS in every "food" package

6 minutes ago, justin case said:

does anybody read labels ? go to 7/11 and you have 5-35 CHEMICALS in every "food" package

The ingredients never add up to 100% either!!

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Eating behaviour reveals increased consumption of sugar, salt

Because healthy eating is double the price.....

Simple answer. Tax sugar and salt. 

 

Oh wait, I forgot. The government already thought of that. 

1 hour ago, MaxLee said:

Because healthy eating is double the price.....

At double the price it still ain't healthy

 

2 hours ago, Sticky Wicket said:

The ingredients never add up to 100% either!!

The only thing that adds up to 100% is the medical bill later in life !

Plain and simple Thai folks have followed the west like Americans and have gotten fatter. Have a look around at all the previous perfect young cuties who are now a couple M & M 's from being fat....or are too fat. Sorry for the shallow reply but this group I have watched closely (research 555) for 20 years.

2 hours ago, justin case said:

does anybody read labels ? go to 7/11 and you have 5-35 CHEMICALS in every "food" package

 

A high magnification magnifier is absolutely necessary and as Sticky Wicket quite rightly notes, if you add up all the percentages you never get 100% ...

33 minutes ago, neeray said:

Simple answer. Tax sugar and salt. 

 

Oh wait, I forgot. The government already thought of that. 

Return to what was practiced in the Middle Ages in Europe, very high taxes on salt

12 minutes ago, rhyddid said:

Sugar taxes are the only solution, make sugar very expensive, there will save a lot of life, and decrease over 70% the slash and burning practices in the north!

? Sugar cane is used for a lot of different purposes, maybe better if they used a higher percentage for Alcohol and Ethanol production, which is what would happen, slash and burn would continue!

3 hours ago, justin case said:

does anybody read labels ? go to 7/11 and you have 5-35 CHEMICALS in every "food" package

Who buys their food at 7/11?

21 hours ago, Thian said:

I've got popcorn ready...this is the thread for all the fastfood hating farang.

Most Thai i know eat more than 3 meals, they eat all day long if they have the chance.

If my Mrs has a 2 hour eating gap In the day she starts hallucinating !!

52 minutes ago, POMRAKSIAM said:

Plain and simple Thai folks have followed the west like Americans and have gotten fatter. Have a look around at all the previous perfect young cuties who are now a couple M & M 's from being fat....or are too fat. Sorry for the shallow reply but this group I have watched closely (research 555) for 20 years.

No need for an apology it is spot on. 
 

The overweight epidemic here is moving very quickly - you use to get the lone fat bar girl who would pick up the odd guy that liked it - now over 50% of any bars girls will be overweight. 
 

A couple of days ago I had an enormous heffer starting to massage my shoulders after I popped in for a beer - I just thought why ! Why are you even here in that size 20 dress thinking I am going to attracted to your numerous stomachs!

 

Subsequently any decent looking girls are getting rogered day and night as they’re getting rarer in the bars as most operate online only now. 
 

It’s a lose lose ☹️

1 hour ago, Assurancetourix said:

 

A high magnification magnifier is absolutely necessary and as Sticky Wicket quite rightly notes, if you add up all the percentages you never get 100% ...

If it’s below a certain amount in the U.K. you don’t have to list it, else you would have the entire packaging listing all the 0.1%’s -  maybe it’s the same here ? 

Sugar and salt are not healthy but represent a very small portion of our world-wide health problems. Animal protein/saturated fat: meat, fish, eggs, dairy, are the main cause of 80-90% of human disease. The evidence is rock-solid. Google "plant-based diet" and see it for yourself. I'm 77 and have been plant-based for 3 years. Within a few short months my cholesterol dropped from 240 to 150, BP 110/70, and kidney and liver function normal. I exercise 6 days/week because I have more energy than I've had in 40 years. I take only one medication for enlarged prostrate due to 74 years of S.A.D (standard American diet). No more heel spurs, allergies, flu, headaches, muscle pain etc etc. I did it for my health, not for the animals. Check out the video "Forks over knives" on youtube. It will change your life. Of course, the doctors will never tell you this because if you are healthy, they make no money.