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Home » News from Thailand » The number of patients with kidney problems in Thailand is rising explosively due to high salt consumption
The number of patients with kidney problems in Thailand is rising explosively due to high salt consumption
Thousands of Thai, children and adults are not aware of the risk they run due to the high salt intake. Many snacks and Thai dishes contain too much salt and that is extremely unhealthy.
Director Wiwat of the Center for Health Policy and Management of the Faculty of Medicine at Ramathibodi University says that the number of patients with kidney problems is increasing by 15 percent every year. Kidney disease is becoming a leading cause of death in Thailand. The excessive salt consumption is responsible for the death of 20.000 Thai people every year. They die of kidney disease, heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure.
In addition to snacks such as chips, many popular dishes and Thai spices also contain a lot of salt. The culprits include kapi (shrimp paste), pla ra (fermented fish) and budu (anchovy sauce).
Instant noodles, rice pudding and other pre-packaged snacks often contain more than three times the recommended daily intake of salt, said Thai Low Salt Network chairman Surasak.
Source: Bangkok Post
What is the daily recommended amount in Thailand.
Is that the same as in NL or is that a little more because of the heat?
Hidden sugars and salts are the dangers of our modern food industry. They are both flavor enhancers, sweet and salty. I also can't deny that I love a tasty soup,
with seasonings, including salt, or some salt on the potato, etc. A cookie without sugar is also unacceptable in our taste pattern. I am a 'Burgundier' myself, I like to cook, have beer, snacks and have fun.
However, I am very aware of the above issues and am reluctant where necessary.
Awareness, knowing and acting accordingly is a product that has not yet found much acceptance in Thailand, resulting in an increase in diabetes and kidney problems.
Daily salt consumption in the tropics may be slightly higher in view of the excessive sweating, but when I see how generously the salt pot is used: just look at any sauce, fish sauce (stiff with salt), and in the preparation of almost all dishes are also generously added with extra salt.
And then, after thirty years of over-and-over consumption, you are surprised to see people getting kidney problems en masse.
Not only salt, sugar is also used excessively.
Often there are 4 ingredients on the table: Nam pla, chili flakes, chilis in vinegar and sugar.
And the latter is widely used.
Resulting in a lot of diabetes.
When I order fries I always ask without salt. The amount they sprinkle on here is ridiculously much.
There is also another cause in my opinion: hardly any water is drunk! I see it in my family: Only that sweet mess with crushed ice 1x / day or another soft drink. Further at the (evening) dinner, but then I still have to urge!!
This afternoon I told my stepdaughter that her urine should be light yellow in color and I'm going to repeat that….
The Thais are just Sweet tooth, you can't change that.
The children just don't get any education (at bedtime they let children run/play until they fall down from fatigue), which was already present in the past.
Now that has increased even more because of the high consumption society, the Thais love to show off and that costs money, so they borrow, and then they realize after x loans that the woman also has to work (more).
So children eat a lot of fast food and think it's western food, and don't realize that it's not the same as Thai food (healthier), with the result…
Thais also like extremes and the western food industry responds nicely to that.
The Thai version of Spite contains 12 sugar cubes per can!
Source; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3255034/Coca-Cola-Pepsi-brands-differ-sugar-world.html
I was in Hua Hin the day before yesterday in a seafood restaurant in that Nightmarket street. I ordered a fish fillet and when I started eating it I stopped after 2 bites, because that fish was way too salty! I pushed my plate aside. Then the waitress came to inquire why I didn't want to eat the fish. So I politely and kindly explained to her that I absolutely COULDN'T eat this fish due to way too much salt, but that I would still definitely pay for it without any problems. To which she replied: “Then you will just get a new one from me! Without extra payment of course!”
She took my plate of fish to the kitchen. 10 minutes later she came back with the exact same fish on the same plate (which must have gone cold by now too) and said the manager had refused to serve a new fish!!! You would say that promise is debt, but this is Thailand…
Too much salt is no problem here! And if you don't eat it, you pay for it. Disrespectful and understanding, no customer friendliness whatsoever! And if I refused to pay for that salty fish??? I think the police would not side with the farang!
Do you know that Dutch saying: "I've never eaten it so salty"?