Thai children prone to obesity, high cholesterol

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BANGKOK, Feb 7 – Nearly 70 per cent of Thai children are at risk of high cholesterol and 20 per cent at risk of obesity, a health specialist warned today.

Dr Chutima Sirikulchayanonta of the Mahidol University Nutrition Department said one-third of Thai children have black strips on the neck, a warning sign of diabetes. She urged the government, teachers and parents to change Thai children’s eating habits.

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“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food. Worse than that, they eat less fruit and exercise little,” she said.

A survey of Grade 1-6 students at four government schools in Bangkok last year found that 21 per cent were obese and 66 per cent had high cholesterol, similar to surveys in 2004-2006.

She said a black strip on a child’s neck is a sign of being at risk to several ailments including diabetes, heart and coronary artery diseases.

Vilasineee Adulyanond, director of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, said teachers and parents are vital to guiding children’s eating behaviour and parents should set a good example by taking healthy food and fruits, spending less hours on the computer but more on physical exercise. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2013-02-08

They need to change the idea and outlook of Thai Families then. To them, a fat child means they are wealthy and they are shoving these sweet foods down their throats.

She said a black strip on a child’s neck is a sign of being at risk to several ailments including diabetes, heart and coronary artery diseases.

It was all going so well, until this bit of hokum.

A black strip on a child’s neck is a sign of not washing.

But seriously, in BKK few places to play (exercise), parents to busy trying to make a baht, computer games and of course the mini version tablets.

Wonder what the result of a similar survey would be in a rural area where the kids can run around and play?

A black strip on a child’s neck is a sign of not washing.

But seriously, in BKK few places to play (exercise), parents to busy trying to make a baht, computer games and of course the mini version tablets.

Wonder what the result of a similar survey would be in a rural area where the kids can run around and play?

That is basically why I will always endeavour to keep my kids out of Bangkok. Even if they do exercise, what the hell would they be breathing. In about 50 years time there will be a memorial to the last 1 rai of grass unbuilt in the downtown in Bangkok.

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

They need to change the idea and outlook of Thai Families then. To them, a fat child means they are wealthy and they are shoving these sweet foods down their throats.

Many Thai parents definitely keep shoveling food into their children's mouth's....can't tell you the number of times I heard how cute the cubby kid looks which signifies the family is taking good care of the child....and a person would have to be blind not to see all the sweet foods/snacks sold "everywhere" in Thailand....a quarter of the Thai population must make their living from making & selling sweet foods/snacks. Plus, Thai's just like to eat!...nothing wrong with that as long as the body can handle it in a healthy way. But if I ate like most Thai's eat my body would have exploded from sugar build-up decades ago.

Black strips on the neck? 1/3 of Thai children have them? Is this some kind of Thai mumbo jumbo, black magic, smoke and mirrors routine? Does anyone know if the newspaper can clarify this?

Up the road from us, one little lad was carried everywhere, until he got too heavy to carry.

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

Don't need no Black strip to tell you what's wrong with your child when they sit on their fat <deleted> playing on the computer and gorging on junk food.

If the schools really want to do something, then stop all the vendors around every school to sell the crap they are offering every day to children after finishing school. And serve them a proper meal for school lunch, and not only based on how much it costs.

need to encourage more physical education (PE) periods in school for the students.

A black strip on a child’s neck is a sign of not washing.

Just need some soap, preferably with a blend of whitening lotion.

Breaking news Thailand has a culture of self indulgence, as little exercise as possible and taking the easy option.

It's a very slow news day today.

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

Yes and that leads to heart attack and stroke and is a silent condition so usually goes many years without any treatment. BTW, I think ALL kids would prefer high fat, sugar, and salt ... if you let them!

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/u-s-kids-eat-salt-children-face-risk-elevated-blood-pressure-consuming-salt-adults-article-1.1161229

Black strip thats a new one maybe the thais could tell the rest of the world that is what you

need to look for in a pre diabetic child?

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

not really for young and healthy people

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

not really for young and healthy people

Yes it is. Not salt. TOO MUCH salt!

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

not really for young and healthy people

Please read careful the link JT provided in his post # 16

The black strip on my sons neck is not actually on his neck at all.

It is on the collar of his white school shirt when he comes home every day. He has a clean scrubbed white shirt and white socks every day and by the time they are soaked and scrubbed and soaked again you could plant spuds in the dirt that comes out.

Then againg he is a healthy 8 year old boy living in a rural area.

Every country has this problem , Thai children and lets not ignore adults, are the same as the rest of us when it comes to this subject, where you've been raised on junk food outlets you are sure going to put on those kilo's , the shame of it all, asian people have a different shape bone structure to Europeans in the high and weight area, so when the kilo's get added they look right out of shape. But don't worry, help is at hand, there's sure to be another junk food outlet opening at a big super store near you shortly.

Let me see... sugar on everything, deep fried everything, lack of exercise all going square faced at computers iPhones and tablets, fast food invasions from international and attitude. Yep that will do it. Look forward to looking like the American populace within 10 years.

a black strip ? any pictures available or is this a strickly thai thing ??

what about schools stopping to serve junk ... rice and egss or noodles every other day ........???????

any somebody to watch the portion, but i guess that is too much to ask

what about those street vendors allowed in school selling french fries, sausages and other garbage food ??

Every country has this problem , Thai children and lets not ignore adults, are the same as the rest of us when it comes to this subject, where you've been raised on junk food outlets you are sure going to put on those kilo's , the shame of it all, asian people have a different shape bone structure to Europeans in the high and weight area, so when the kilo's get added they look right out of shape. But don't worry, help is at hand, there's sure to be another junk food outlet opening at a big super store near you shortly.

The problem is that, the entire food industry in Thailand, has pursued a make profit at all costs approach. The research is there, the studies are there, the causality is understood. But where is the discussion about just about every seasoning sauce in Thailand being rammed full of sodium either salt or MSG? Where is the discussion to explain to parent and children that a snack from 7-11 is NOT breakfast, that kao niao (sticky rice) is not the best thing to eat (even though it supposedly makes you strong), that white jasmine rice is not the best stuff to be eating to excess? That deep fried pad thai is not something to be eaten for dinner 4 days a week?

I am all for the land of the free, but reality is, when you actually go through the ingredients on many products here in Thailand there is a startling amount of unecessary salt and sugar in it, be it sauce maggi, or dipping sauces, or oyster sauce. As for palm oil, well......This is not done unitentionally, but the consequences, if kids eat this stuff repetitively day after day, is known. SO WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT????

Deathly silence, because to discuss it, would mean to debate whether rice is actually healthy, whether Mae Ploy sauce is actually crap, and that the whole basis of food here needs to be understood and improved back to what it was before big THAI and FOREIGN business got involved.

Luminescent deep fried pink sausage anyone, with a splosh of syrupy sauce?

I have to admit one of the surprising things about Thailand is the realization that most of what is eaten here everyday by most people is total crap.

“Thai children prefer sweet, fat and salty food."

And what should be the problem with salty?

High blood pressure?

not really for young and healthy people

but for little fat lazy kids filling thier faces with sweet fatty salty foods.

I have to admit one of the surprising things about Thailand is the realization that most of what is eaten here everyday by most people is total crap.

sold in styrofoam containers.

I have to admit one of the surprising things about Thailand is the realization that most of what is eaten here everyday by most people is total crap.

It is a sad realisation isn't it.

When Thai cuisine is touted as one of the best in the world, and you see kids leaving 7-11 with a bag of so called diced up cuttlefish (fish flakes with glue and some MSG and chilli), a salabao (god knows what cuts of meat with some sugar and MSG thrown in), a bright pink cheese filled sausage and a coke, it is pretty depressing.

Habits picked up from fat Americans.