Alot more fast food, alot more junk food, and very few work out or exercise. It is a recipe for both obesity and disaster. 

 

Survival is a skill. One has to be able to educate themselves, figure out what is healthy food, and what the body needs, or suffer the consequences. Nothing about life is automatic, unless you are unconscious enough to make it so. These are personal choices. Everyone has the right to wreck their own lives and their own bodies. 

1 hour ago, bignok said:

His diet is awful, doesn't exercise. 99yo.

Awful diet but with moderation - just like Warren

36 minutes ago, spongeworthy said:

beauty

 

50kg+ land whales

 

acceptable BMI

29 minutes ago, bignok said:

BMI was discredited years ago.

 

1 minute ago, spongeworthy said:

 

What does that mean? If you didnt know BMI was discredited do some reading.

BMI (body mass index), which is based on the height and weight of a person, is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone density, overall body composition, and racial and sex differences, say researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

 

However, according to recent studies, obesity may also protect against death from all causes, as well as death due to stroke, heart failure and diabetes.

 

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265215#:~:text=BMI (body mass index)%2C,of Medicine%2C University of Pennsylvania.

5 minutes ago, GameMaster said:

Awful diet but with moderation - just like Warren

5 cokes a day is moderation 555

20 minutes ago, bignok said:

Non judgemental. Look at the farangs in bars.

ahhh what are you on about.

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

ahhh what are you on about.

Farangs are all fit and healthy didnt you know?

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Farangs are all fit and healthy didnt you know?

i think you have misunderstood.

 

point was that someone who choses a screen name like that person has and then goes on to speak like they did. 

 

 

1 minute ago, stoner said:

i think you have misunderstood.

 

point was that someone who choses a screen name like that person has and then goes on to speak like they did. 

 

 

I saw your point. You missed my point. He attacks Thais whilst ignoring all the unhealthy unattractive farangs.

3 hours ago, Furioso said:

Citizens should have risen up and crushed the evil doers, but they didn't. 

yeah, so it's the govt's fault.

who is forcing you to eat Doritos and Oreo cookies every day?

 

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

yeah, so it's the govt's fault.

who is forcing you to eat Doritos and Oreo cookies every day?

 

Charlie Munger?

double post!

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

I saw your point. You missed my point. He attacks Thais whilst ignoring all the unhealthy unattractive farangs.

all i see is beautiful people. 

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Charlie Munger?

ha ha .

maybe stop buying stocks in coca-cola?

1 minute ago, stoner said:

all i see is beautiful people. 

Thats the drugs

10 minutes ago, bignok said:

Thats the drugs

sorry i don't do drugs. 

Remember the 11th commandment:

"Thou shalt mind thy own freakin' business."

2 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

When I walk down the streets an watch elderly and even young foreigners at their bar stools I get the impression that obesity is not just  a Thai people's problem.

I don't think anyone would say it is.  The point is that obesity is increasing in Thailand and it is bad.

 

A very dangerous problem that previously wasn't a thing in Thailand, with people eating traditional freshly cooked and reasonably healthy food, is now a real issue.

 

There being fat people who aren't Thais doesn't make Thai people being fat a good thing.

1 minute ago, BangkokReady said:

I don't think anyone would say it is.  The point is that obesity is increasing in Thailand and it is bad.

Correct. Thailand goes the same way that many western countries went 20-30 years ago. Look at the US or Germany. Adipositas is increasing sharply.

2 hours ago, pgrahmm said:

The Thai people like to graze.....Organized, sit down meals which might have nutritional values built into the meals - not so much.....

I'm a little confused, as Thai people very much like to sit down and eat together.  They also like to take time to cook together as well.  Even at work they will cook and eat together.

 

Thai people have sit down meals at restaurants more than probably anywhere else I have seen people eat.  Most restaurants I walk past are packed every night with large groups of Thais.

1 minute ago, BangkokReady said:

I'm a little confused, as Thai people very much like to sit down and eat together.  They also like to take time to cook together as well.  Even at work they will cook and eat together.

 

Thai people have sit down meals at restaurants more than probably anywhere else I have seen people eat.  Most restaurants I walk past are packed every night with large groups of Thais.

Thais sit down every meal. Often on the floor. They don't graze at all. High sugar content in most dishes though.

Just now, BangkokReady said:

That people have sit down meals at restaurants more than probably anywhere else I have seen people eat.  Most restaurants I walk past are packed every night with large groups of Thais.

The problem is not sitting and cooking together or eating 5 times a day. Its all the junk food and especially the large amount of sugar in soft drinks.

14 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

The problem is not sitting and cooking together or eating 5 times a day. Its all the junk food and especially the large amount of sugar in soft drinks.

Of course, but that wasn't the reason for my reply.

Petty trolling exchange removed.

29 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

The problem is not sitting and cooking together or eating 5 times a day. Its all the junk food and especially the large amount of sugar in soft drinks.

Only a problem if they want to be more skinny.

15 hours ago, Confuscious said:

What is your opinion on this?

Firstly sad how things are going. 

Things for me have got better over the years and as usual some have got worse. 

I see a bigger poor rich divide. 

I see lots of young people smoking whatever.

As said a lot overweight and obesity looks on the rise in kids. 

Many cars/trucks/bikes/ scooters sold and reprocessed.

Pollution everyone already knows about.

Never understood 5 shoeshops or shops selling the same stuff in a line in a high street.

When I was last a beaches in tourists areas they were discussing sea water wise. 

I guess all above happens where's there's no constructive education in place. 

There's many more things I guess but don't bother with it. 

That said the west and westerners living here can't complain.

 

As for New Thailand OP that's progress and being in my twilight years I still selfishly use Thailand to my advantage and live a comfortable life. 

 

 

 

 

Always trust Farang.

They have the most knowledgeable insight on everything and anything.

Blessed.....

 

????????????

9 minutes ago, zzaa09 said:

Always trust Farang.

They have the most knowledgeable insight on everything and anything.

Blessed.....

 

????????????

Not true.

Lots of self inflicted disastrous things seen to have happened. ????

Off topic post and replies removed.  The op does not ask about a comparison to Europe.  The OP is: The "new" Thailand