webfact Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Picture: Daily News Thailand's kidney disease foundation conducted a survey on sodium content in food. They found that instant noodles in particular were full of salt. Children and old people in particular were taking far too much salt into their bodies, reported Daily News. People were encouraged to read the label. And the government have been urged to introduce a salt tax. The foundation said that excessive salt intake leads to many NCDs, non-communicable diseases. Thai food contains a lot of salt in general as well as sugar - essential ingredients of what Thais call "rot chart" - flavor. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-12-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post law ling Posted December 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2021 Needs a public education programme, not a tax. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThLT Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Let's hope they tax high sodium items, not just sodium itself. They will just add more MSG (monosodium glutamate) to avoid the tax. Same thing with the sugar tax and aspartame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 hours ago, webfact said: They found that instant noodles in particular were full of salt. Covered in 3 heaped spoons of sugar... Thai delight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Is it the noodles that contains a lot of salt or is it the flavor packets? If it's just the packets, why don't they educate the public to not use the entire packet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Instant noodles, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce and MSG. What would Thailand do without? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Regressive taxes simply screw the lowest on the economic scale. Want to lower the salt in processed foods? Target the manufacturer's and limit the salt in their products. But no. They'll screw the little people. It's easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 And my Dr is telling me I need more sodium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 10:14 AM, webfact said: They found that instant noodles in particular were full of salt. They are wrong,It's Not the noodles it's the packets of flavoring packed with the noodles that that are full off bad stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Let's be clear, the problem is not with salt, it's with refined salt. Get natural unrefined salt, like they rub on barbecued fish. Cheap at the market, you don;t need to pay fancy Celtic or Himalayan prices. Ditto sugar. That refined white poison. Big Food makes you sick, then Big Pharma keeps you sick. Ka-ching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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