Fighting overweight and obesity 

Obesity is a major public health problem, both internationally and in Thailand. In 2022, according to the World Health Organization, 1 in 8 people in the world were living with…

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Obesity prompts airlines to occasionally weigh passengers before flights

Several airlines are temporarily requiring their passengers to be weighed before boarding, the data from which is used in the calculation of take-off weight to ensure flight safety, as the…

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Has Thailand found legal recipe to beat soaring child obesity?

Thailand is drafting a law to control the advertising of unhealthy food, in a bid to combat soaring rates of obesity in children. “The draft law will be presented to…

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Over 40% of working Thais are overweight and risk of developing associated diseases

42.4% of working Thai people, aged from 15 years and up, are overweight and at risk of developing non-communicable diseases, because of their lifestyle involves frequent consumption of fast food,…

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An intensive care nurse checks the vital data of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in an intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital in Freising, southern Germany on April 12, 2021. (Photo by LENNART PREISS / AFP)

Study shows Covid patients with sedentary habits more likely to die

Among covid patients, a lack of exercise is linked to more severe symptoms and a higher risk of death, according to a study covering nearly 50,000 people who were infected…

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