BMA aims to make Bangkok schools soda-free

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BMA aims to make Bangkok schools soda-free

By THE NATION

 

 

Permanent secretary of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Silapasuai Rawisaengsun, said on Sunday (December 1) that the BMA is working with district offices, municipal offices as well as teachers to make all schools in the Bangkok area free of soda and soft drinks to promote children’s health and reduce the chance of diabetes among children and teenagers.

 

“According to a study by Chulalongkorn Hospital’s paediatric endocrinology clinic, the proportion of type-2 diabetes (T2D) in youth aged 10 to 19 has increased from 13 per cent between 2002 to 2007 to 27 per cent between 2008 to 2019,” she said. “The BMA is therefore cooperating with schools in Bangkok areas to stop the selling of soda and soft drinks in school cafeterias, as well as organise healthy lunch menus and promote exercise among students to reduce overweight and health-related problems.”

 

Furthermore, teachers and municipal officials will together monitor food stalls near the schools to make sure that foods and snacks sold to children are safe and clean, she added.

 

“We have also drawn up the anti-obesity and malnutrition guidelines to be distributed to schools and 68 public health service centres in Bangkok to promote public awareness and healthy habits among children as well as adults,” she said. “This initiative is a part of BMA’s campaign to promote children’s and adolescents’ quality of life under the royal patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.”

 

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[manchega]

make them talisman, shrine, trinkets and superstition free

make them propaganda free places of exploration, discovery and learning

make them fun places

 

or business as normal

[J Town]

I've worked at several locations of the same named school. During the kids' breaks, they were forced to sit in an orderly fashion out in the hallway, boys in one line, girls in another, and eat whatever their families had packed for them. Almost NO fresh fruit, almost always chips, cookies, processed garbage and heavily sweetened drinks. Occasionally the Milo truck would come to visit, and classes were halted so the students could march down and get a sample of chocolate milk - the first one is always free. No wonder a generation of diabetics is being raised.

[Moti24]

The BMA have the right idea, but the government should be on-top of this problem.  There are 77 provinces in Thailand; what about the school kids in the Nakhon Nowheres, do they just carry-on with their cholestoral sandwiches, bags of crisps and fizzy drinks!  I suppose anything less than a 2 car (Tractors excluded) family is considered collateral damage.

[sirineou]

Sugar drinks are poison ,

  what parents give to their kids to eat can not be controlled but what is sold in schools can.

Don't sell poison to our kids. 

[Redline]

What about the toxic substances in the food?  That seems of primary importance-poisoning the children is on the edge of criminal isn’t it?

[sirineou]

8 minutes ago, Redline said:

What about the toxic substances in the food?  That seems of primary importance-poisoning the children is on the edge of criminal isn’t it?

they should do something about that also

[Cat ji]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

that the BMA is working with district offices, municipal offices as well as teachers to make all schools in the Bangkok area free of soda and soft drinks to promote children’s health and reduce the chance of diabetes among children and teenagers.

Do they really use the Americanism "soda" in Thailand?

...Given that this is about sugar/diabetes.  ...I know one country that implemented a sugar tax for that reason.

[lamyai3]

23 hours ago, J Town said:

Occasionally the Milo truck would come to visit, and classes were halted so the students could march down and get a sample of chocolate milk - the first one is always free.

This is straight out of the heroin dealer's playbook.