Bangkok ranked 13th among healthiest cities worldwide

[Pilotman]

10 minutes ago, rcuthbert said:

Ahhhh - objective journalism.????

personal experience 

[brewsterbudgen]

1 minute ago, Mike Rodik said:

step one :  air quality for thais can be double pollution than WHO safety maximum

 

FAAAAAIIILLLLLL

Yes, and this is reflected in the scoring. Only Beijing, Jakarta, Mumbai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo are scored worse than Bangkok for pollution.

[spiekerjozef]

7 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It's a UK report.

from 2002 ?

[tonray]

Hold on a minute while I get some fried sticky rice and grilled pork to enjoy while I read this

[ChakaKhan]

Done and Done...sorry all out of envelopes..busy week

[bkk6060]

My prostate always remains very healthy when visiting Bangkok.

[Libai]

13th Healthiest city in the world?????  You are having a laugh!

 It just happens to be a dirty sprawling  mess of polluted air, noise and uncontrolled vehicles.

Oh well the TAT will enjoy the laugh. 

[scammed]

climate justice victorious

[LittleBear57]

Make the authors of the report breath the air and drink the water, take a walk and ride a motorbike for six months if they survive, then perhaps they may want to review what they wrote.

[teacherclaire]

OMG  and the Philippines is the richest country on this planet, right?

 

   Bangkok's air is breathtaking. 

 

 

[Lambou69]

Bulloney

[Stargeezr]

I guess all the big cities on this list have pollution problems.  You get to see a lot of places, museums and temples, and eat at lots of good restaurants, just do not go running in the parks on a bad

air day.  Yes you can run in the parks, just do not try that on street side walks as the vendors will have them 

blocked, just as they always have.  Nice report though.  

Geezer

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, spiekerjozef said:

from 2002 ?

No. 2021.

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, Libai said:

13th Healthiest city in the world?????  You are having a laugh!

 It just happens to be a dirty sprawling  mess of polluted air, noise and uncontrolled vehicles.

Oh well the TAT will enjoy the laugh. 

The pollution is only one factor they considered, and Bangkok is marked very low for this.  However, it gets high scores for other factors.  Have you read it?

 

https://www.lenstore.co.uk/research/healthy-lifestyle-report/

[Surelynot]

Typo.....missed off a 0

[spiekerjozef]

4 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

No. 2021.

All borders are closed so their test was through a dated online report/app from 1995?

Their next report will be that JFK is visiting Dallas on 22 November this year.

[Burma Bill]

18 hours ago, colinneil said:

somebody is taking some substance

 Yes, and sadly in the UK by the looks of it:-

 

" a recent ‘Healthy Lifestyles Cities Report’ study by UK health authorities"

[Pique Dard]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Bangkok has been named the 13th healthiest city in the world

no doubt about that! but again we don't talk about trafic jams and air pollution

[Burma Bill]

This report is based on a study and I quote (from the UK report itself):-

 

"According to a study by YouGov, almost half of Brits stated improving fitness (47%), losing weight (44%) and improving diet (41%) were among their most important New Year’s resolutions for 2020. It’s no surprise that millions of people worldwide enter each New Year with the hope of taking better care of themselves, whether that’s signing up to the gym or eating healthier.

However, fitness and diet are not the only measurements of healthiness - although they do play a big part. Sometimes it’s about our surrounding environment, as well as lifestyle choices.

The team at Lenstore has analysed 44 cities across the globe to uncover where it’s easier to lead a well-rounded, healthy lifestyle. From obesity levels to pollution rates, each city has been scored across 10 healthy living metrics. One question remains, do you live in the best city for healthy living?"

 

Please note "most important New Year's resolutions for 2020" so I presume the survey was possibly conducted pre coronavirus on Brits only.

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by Burma Bill
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[Surelynot]

11 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

the team at Lenstore

An opticians?

Edited February 9, 2021 by Surelynot

[BostonRob2]

So many Bangkok bashers out in force! They can never accept that as far as Thailand goes its Bangkok first and the rest nowhere! Can't wait to return. 

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, BostonRob2 said:

So many Bangkok bashers out in force! They can never accept that as far as Thailand goes its Bangkok first and the rest nowhere! Can't wait to return. 

It is feeling good at the minute......absolutely chucking it down....everywhere and everything will be cooler and cleaner...for a while.

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, spiekerjozef said:

All borders are closed so their test was through a dated online report/app from 1995?

Their next report will be that JFK is visiting Dallas on 22 November this year.

As a global institution, I would think they used data/statistics from their staff based in these countries?  Why not review their methodology? 

[brewsterbudgen]

57 minutes ago, Pique Dard said:

no doubt about that! but again we don't talk about trafic jams and air pollution

Those factors are included and taken into account.

[Paul Henry]

Like to know what are the 44 cities surveyed. Mumbai, Mexico City,  Delhi to name a few. Still hard to see Bangkok number 13.

[Scott Tracy]

13th out of 44... I'm sure there are more than 44 major cities in the world, most of which will be 'healthier' than Bangkok. 

[Burma Bill]

1 hour ago, Paul Henry said:

Like to know what are the 44 cities surveyed. Mumbai, Mexico City,  Delhi to name a few. Still hard to see Bangkok number 13.

The "Lenstore" UK list (amazing, Beijing beats Bangkok!)

Amsterdam 1

Sydney  2

     Vienna  3

Stockholm  4

Copenhagen  5

      Helsinki  6

Fukuoka  7

Berlin  8

Barcelona  9

Vancouver  10

      Melbourne  11

      Beijing  12

Bangkok  13

Buenos Aires  14

Toronto  15

Madrid  16

Jakarta  17

Seoul  18

Frankfurt  19

Geneva  20

Tel Aviv  21

Istanbul  22

Cairo  23

Taipei  24

Los Angeles  25

Mumbai  26 

Boston  27

Dublin  28

Tokyo  29

Chicago  30

Hong Kong  31

Shanghai  32

Brussels  33

San Francisco  34

Paris  35

Sao Paulo  36

Zurich  37

London  38

Johannesburg  39

Milan  40

Washington, D.C.  41

New York  42

Moscow  43

Mexico City  44

 

The list is based on 10 categories:-   sunshine hours, cost of bottle of water, obesity levels, life expectancy, pollution, annual average hours worked, happiness levels, outdoor activities, number of takeout establishments and cost of monthly gym membership,

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by Burma Bill
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[toofarnorth]

3 hours ago, Lambou69 said:

Bulloney

Eating too much of that will make you obese.

[soi3eddie]

8 hours ago, BostonRob2 said:

So many Bangkok bashers out in force! They can never accept that as far as Thailand goes its Bangkok first and the rest nowhere! Can't wait to return. 

 

BostonRob2, there are capital city bashers everywhere. I'll contend that Bangkok may not to be everyone's taste but would also disagree about "the rest nowhere" being a thing. There are some great places in Thailand and it's not all about one place or another. The freedom to mix and match and go where one pleases is part of the attraction here. IMO: It's all good.

 

[Solinvictus]

Great this along with the lower covid numbers are something to be proud of!