Thai people eat too much salty food and risk suffering from kidney diseases

[rice555]

No mention in the OP of msg, or Aninomoto as the locals call it. I think that sugar and msg use are extremely high here and salt is hardly ever used in its natural form.

MSG is a sodium salt, it is no different in this respect to other salts. Salt may not be "used in it's natural form" in the kitchen but it is in the factories that make the sauces they are referring to.

Nahh. Well wrong. MSG (mono sodium glutamate) is an illegal food additive in many countries, but not In the LoS. It's imported from Japan as Animotomo. It's available from markets, minimarts and supermarkets throughout Thailand and seen/used in most local kitchens and restaurants. Only a fool (or someone who didn't understand much) would voluntarily use it. It's to be avoided, look it up, or use google and report back to the hundreds of people awaiting your endorsement for the virtues of the product. A close run second to MSG would be processed sugar, again, well overused in the local diet and absolutely poison but by another name.

Good eating.

Check you facts before you post them, it's made here, not shipped here from Japan!

rice555

AJI-NO-MOTO^® is Umami Seasoning, providing Umami taste (well-blended deliciousness) in variety menus.

AJI-NO-MOTO^® is a Genuine Monosodium Glutamate, which has purity not less than 99.0% and is produced from natural raw material as tapioca starch and sugar cane.

Never knew that Japan grew sugar cane & tapioca 555

[Gonsalviz]

I think eating sugar is the biggest problem in Thailand.. Far more serious than salt ...

Exactly. Diabetes is the biggest cause of kidney disease and is not the result of consuming salt.

I once enjoying my Kuey Teow Moo and I saw a girl ordered her Kuey Teow Moo Heng and sit next to me. When her kuey teow came, she took the sugar bottle and started pouring it into her noodle for almost 10seconds... I was really shock... And started to wonder did she order a dessert or kuey teow..

Yeah, I saw one of those the other day. She was one of those that makes the 'world go 'round.'

[Gonsalviz]

I think the booze gets them before the salt and sugar but they still seem to live to a ripe old age.

[tonray]

I think eating sugar is the biggest problem in Thailand.. Far more serious than salt ...

Exactly. Diabetes is the biggest cause of kidney disease and is not the result of consuming salt.

I once enjoying my Kuey Teow Moo and I saw a girl ordered her Kuey Teow Moo Heng and sit next to me. When her kuey teow came, she took the sugar bottle and started pouring it into her noodle for almost 10seconds... I was really shock... And started to wonder did she order a dessert or kuey teow..

In every government school canteen...they have small tables set up with sugar, chilis, vinegar and fish/soy sauce. the kids of all ages generously sauce and sugar their soups and curries every lunch.

[Shawn0001]

No mention in the OP of msg, or Aninomoto as the locals call it. I think that sugar and msg use are extremely high here and salt is hardly ever used in its natural form.

MSG is a sodium salt, it is no different in this respect to other salts. Salt may not be "used in it's natural form" in the kitchen but it is in the factories that make the sauces they are referring to.

Nahh. Well wrong. MSG (mono sodium glutamate) is an illegal food additive in many countries, but not In the LoS. It's imported from Japan as Animotomo. It's available from markets, minimarts and supermarkets throughout Thailand and seen/used in most local kitchens and restaurants. Only a fool (or someone who didn't understand much) would voluntarily use it. It's to be avoided, look it up, or use google and report back to the hundreds of people awaiting your endorsement for the virtues of the product. A close run second to MSG would be processed sugar, again, well overused in the local diet and absolutely poison but by another name.

Good eating.

Nahh, it's just you who didn't get what I meant when I said "in this respect" which was in the respect of developing kidney disease, in this respect it is exactly the same, but you are right, there are also other problems associated with MSG that are not found in other salts.

[Shawn0001]

I think the booze gets them before the salt and sugar but they still seem to live to a ripe old age.

Not many Thai's drink alcohol, it may be deceptive to some falangs who choose to socialize with drinkers but it is really not a drinking culture country. As for living to a ripe old age, over 25% die before they are 60, which is an extremely high level not found anywhere in the developed world, the life expectancy is much lower than in any western country, no truth at all in what you said, sorry.

[Rimmer]

Some racist troll posts have been removed

[Shawn0001]

I think eating sugar is the biggest problem in Thailand.. Far more serious than salt ...

Exactly. Diabetes is the biggest cause of kidney disease and is not the result of consuming salt.

You can get diabetic nephropathy which is what you are referring to. You can also get Diabetes mellitus, which can be caused by Kidney Disease whivh can be the result of eating too much salt. Kidney Disease and Diabetes are very much related and either can proceed to cause the other.