Department of Health to reduce rate of obesity among children

BANGKOK, 17 July 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Health is determined to lower the rate of obesity among Thai children by 0.5 percent.

The department has recently held a conference attended by representatives from educational institutions, a child development center, and academics and nutritionists.

The department is aiming to reduce child obesity by 0.5 percent over the next ten years. It also aims to maintain the obesity rate among young children at no more than 9.9 percent per year. Besides obesity, the department has set other youth-oriented goals, such as increasing the average height of female and male students to 165 cm and 175 cm, and their average IQ to above 100.

According to Deputy Director General of the Department of Health Dr. Narong Saiwong, children must receive proper parental care during early development.

His department has funded child care centers nationwide to provide nutritious and healthy lunch menus. Each center has been told to hire a nutritionist and set up a committee to oversee food preparation.


-- NNT 2015-07-17

Their economic programs are automatically doing this as many people have next to nothing to eat = starvation creates SLIM !

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

Edited July 17, 201510 yr by Bluespunk

In there dreams! Junk food is everywhere in Thailand!

Stop treating KFC, McD's etc as a treat for the kids would be a good start...

Focus on SUGAR.

If they're serious (doubtful) they really have to get the PARENTS involved as well. Parents want the best but they often don't know about nutrition issues. If a child becomes obese, scientists know the chances are very high you get an obese adult, with very small chance of reversing that.

People blaming this all on morality and free choice are missing the reality of how insidious this problem is. It is a very complex problem and yes the best bang for the baht is PREVENTION in childhood.

Edited July 17, 201510 yr by Jingthing

Another money making scheme to skim when they by the stretching racks. As far as the IQ, figures can be adjusted to suit their agenda. Ludicrous crap.

Edited July 17, 201510 yr by masquerade

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

It's not difficult at all. It's simply that when they've reached their target weight they go back to eating exactly the same as that which made them obese in the first place. Stupidity not the sole preserve of the Thais. They should simply adopt a different diet. I would imagine here would present an uphill struggle as most outlets appear to have copied the American mode of rack after rack of 'snack' 'food' and 'slushies' - coke and ice. Not the drugs. Which would lower their weight dramatically

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

It's not difficult at all. It's simply that when they've reached their target weight they go back to eating exactly the same as that which made them obese in the first place. Stupidity not the sole preserve of the Thais. They should simply adopt a different diet. I would imagine here would present an uphill struggle as most outlets appear to have copied the American mode of rack after rack of 'snack' 'food' and 'slushies' - coke and ice. Not the drugs. Which would lower their weight dramatically

The BBC article on the research findings would suggest it is difficult to get back to a normal body shape once obesity has been established.

Zero point five percent.

0.5%

A reduction by that amount is NEGLIGIBLE!!!!! It's not a goal, it's a statistical nothing. Nada. Mai mee arai.

As JT has said, focus on sugar.

But also focus on psychology. Get Thai people into the frame of mind that it is OK to tell a food vendor, "Your food is nice, but it would be nicer if you did not add so much sugar to everything".

While constructive criticism remains unspoken, Thai will continue to accept whatever is dished up to them. Meanwhile, the cooks all think, "My food is nice because people still buy it"...never knowing that people just don't advise that they put too much sugar in.

In regards to having taller children

Bring in the RACK it worked a treat in the middle ages

As for raising the IQ level

Good luck with that idea,

Maybe electric shock treatment will work

If not, at least the person administering the shocks may have some enjoyment

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

It's not difficult at all. It's simply that when they've reached their target weight they go back to eating exactly the same as that which made them obese in the first place. Stupidity not the sole preserve of the Thais. They should simply adopt a different diet. I would imagine here would present an uphill struggle as most outlets appear to have copied the American mode of rack after rack of 'snack' 'food' and 'slushies' - coke and ice. Not the drugs. Which would lower their weight dramatically

The BBC article on the research findings would suggest it is difficult to get back to a normal body shape once obesity has been established.

And I've just explained that it isn't if you change your diet You bored?

"increasing .... their average IQ to above 100."

welcome to Lake Woebegone... "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average"

IQ is measured with bell shaped curve designed so that the average IS 100, so it would seem quite difficult to have average be above average, if the test is normed for Thai population.

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

It's not difficult at all. It's simply that when they've reached their target weight they go back to eating exactly the same as that which made them obese in the first place. Stupidity not the sole preserve of the Thais. They should simply adopt a different diet. I would imagine here would present an uphill struggle as most outlets appear to have copied the American mode of rack after rack of 'snack' 'food' and 'slushies' - coke and ice. Not the drugs. Which would lower their weight dramatically

The BBC article on the research findings would suggest it is difficult to get back to a normal body shape once obesity has been established.

And I've just explained that it isn't if you change your diet You bored?

You've explained it?

Oh we'll that's ok then.

Shall I contact those behind the sturdy to explain to them their meticulous research was all in vain and got the wrong results altogether (because you said so) or would you like to do that yourself?

Edited July 17, 201510 yr by Bluespunk

Interesting article today on BBC website about just how hard it is for the obese to return to a healthy weight.

Over the period of a year 1 in 210 men and 1 in 124 women actually achieved this.

The figures did vary according to type of obesity though so maybe it is possible for children to achieve more.

1 mth to put on takes 6 mths to take off is my rule of thumb

Put some mandatory controls on the sugar content in prepared foods, snacks foods, 3 in 1 coffee items, and more would be a start.

We have problems with other family members, aunties, friends etc., who always bring shopping bags full of snacks for my two Thai granddaughters, most of them loaded with unbelievable amounts of sugar.

Even worse if they arrive when we're having dinner etc., the snack foods packs are just dumped on the dinner table. Then of course the kids want to stop eating their dinner and open the snacks. My son picks up the snack bags and put them away in a cupboard then we have one aunty who gets angry that my son doesn't respect her.

the dream of utopia without a clue as to procedure to follow, people to get involved, at what age do we attack the multiple peoblems,every problem has a solution that does not fit the other priblems, nor the indiv9iduals trained to recongize, propose possible solutions, follow up, report results (success or failure)

If the latter is the case as history has indicated probable / likely fo Thailand, have proven. Back up plans (worst to best case that have worked in those countries who are serious about the future being the result of todays students. and the encourgement, learning ,exposure they are provided. will most likely be dealing with the worst case as Thailand seems quite adapt at turning a good into a coumplete clustt..er f..k with vertially no effert everyone involved although 5 orless than a half dozen of the general public as well as government employees, and educated (self proclaimed or via Thai system) as it has been so liberally described. could handle the complete screw up qite well with little coaching.

Edited July 17, 201510 yr by slapout

A general explaining how he can make kids lose weight.......as already mentioned...totally clueless.

When people load their soup with sugar....drink iced coffee like there's no tomorrow....KFC, Maccas......whatever....they're gonna end up like Walmart kids!

Letting them walk instead of carrying them everywhere until they are 5 years old would help too.

They want to regulate the sale of alcohol in close proximity to universities; they might well turn their attention to the disgraceful crap being sold near, indeed IN , schools...sugar laden junk of the worst order....aided and abetted by unrelenting advertising aimed at youngsters

Look how many children queue up every morning at 7/11 buying just a snack pack, either sweet of patato chips for breakfast...because of lack of education...

Close all the 7/11's......there's your .05%

More drivil.

If I'm reading this correctly, the stated goals are so incredibly modest that they could fall within the MARGIN OF ERROR.

So, success guaranteed ... feel the Thainess!

Don't allow 7/11 and co selling the 5 Baht packets containing 40% palm oil.

There are things governments can do in terms of regulating large food manufacturers as to what's in their mass market products and also clear DANGER labeling.

Focus on SUGAR.

Exact;

maybe another crackdown on TV publicities ?

Focus on SUGAR.

If they're serious (doubtful) they really have to get the PARENTS involved as well. Parents want the best but they often don't know about nutrition issues. If a child becomes obese, scientists know the chances are very high you get an obese adult, with very small chance of reversing that.

People blaming this all on morality and free choice are missing the reality of how insidious this problem is. It is a very complex problem and yes the best bang for the baht is PREVENTION in childhood.

Thailand fixes the price domestically. They actually cheapen sugar. Amazing thailand

First they must change the age old mantra in Thailand.

"You are big, you need to eat more "

To

"You are big,you need to eat less"

"increasing .... their average IQ to above 100."

welcome to Lake Woebegone... "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average"

IQ is measured with bell shaped curve designed so that the average IS 100, so it would seem quite difficult to have average be above average, if the test is normed for Thai population.

So how does a Thai IQ of 100 compare with a UK IQ of 100? Is there a conversion chart?