Thailand is facing a worrying trend: a rapidly increasing number of young people are developing diabetes, mainly caused by their high-sugar diets. This is evident from recent predictions from the International Diabetes Federation and the Diabetes Association of Thailand, which foresee an increase from 4,8 million to 5,3 million diabetics by 2040.
Recent research by the Ministry of Health shows that 42,4% of the working Thai population aged 15 years and older are at risk of developing non-communicable diseases due to an unhealthy lifestyle.
An ounce more, is that allowed?
Now that Gringo lives in Thailand and the normal lifestyle here is completely different, there is still a slight form of weight gain. What's he doing about it?
Lime juice and herbalife products
If I enjoy any popularity on this blog, then after this contribution it will be over and done with. It is of course no harm from me and to make up for it a bit I will conclude with a hopefully useful and Thailand-specific advice on how to lose weight.
Last March I had Aneurysm (AAA) surgery everything went well. I am 68 years old, 175 cm tall, blood pressure 130/75 no longer smoke, drink a glass of whiskey every now and then. After surgery, use aspirin 81 mg. Quitting smoking made me a little overweight. From 75 kilos to almost 90 and herniated disc wound in some places due to being overweight. Not a pretty face. I'm already busy losing 6 kilos after 2 months, walk 4 to 5 kilometers every day.
In 2018, 22,4 percent of adults indicated that they sometimes smoke. According to their self-reported alcohol consumption, 8,2 percent were excessive drinkers. In addition, 50,2 percent were overweight. The percentage of people who are overweight has not changed compared to 2014, the proportion of smokers and excessive drinkers has decreased.
More and more obese Dutch people are satisfied with their own weight
Almost half of all adults are moderately or severely overweight. In the period 2015–2017, two out of five people with serious overweight (obesity) indicated that they were dissatisfied with their weight. One in five says they are satisfied with this.
In the Netherlands, 1 percent of the over-20s are morbidly obese. That means that more than 14 adults suffer from this most serious form of obesity. This is evident from new figures from the CBS and RIVM Health Survey and Lifestyle Monitor, which have been broken down into the three obesity classes for the first time. In total, 2017 percent had some form of obesity in 2,5, more than XNUMX times more than in the early XNUMXs.
Beautiful fat is not ugly in Thailand
A beauty pageant took place in Nakhon Ratchasima last weekend where the title of “Jumbo Beauty Queen” was up for grabs. During a colorful spectacle, Kwanrapi Boonchaisuk, 29 years old and 108 kilos clean on the hook, won the coveted title.
One in three Thai children is overweight
One in three students in secondary education and one in five in primary schools are overweight. This has been established in an investigation by the Office of Private Education Commission and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation.
Do you also have a beer belly?
Gringo got a beer belly in Thailand. Why is that and what can you do about it? And also read why belly fat poses health risks.
Thirty percent of the world's population is overweight
Thirty percent of the world's population is overweight or obese. At least 2,2 billion adults and children have health problems because they are overweight. That is twice as many as in 1980.
A large part of the Dutch, especially women, are insecure about their beach body. At least 78,4% have doubts about their own body on the beach. Among men, this percentage is 62,8%.
Reader Submission: Check-in Baggage Excess Warning
On February 28, we flew back to the Netherlands with EVA Air. At check-in we turned out to be overweight, two suitcases together: 66.9 kg.
'Diabetes disease number 1 in Thailand, the Netherlands and Belgium'
Tomorrow is World Diabetes Day: the day on which attention and understanding are asked for the condition that used to be called 'diabetes'. More attention to diabetes is urgently needed, because many Thai, Dutch and Belgians have to deal with this insidious disease or will have to deal with it.
This is how you prevent weight gain as you get older
As the years go by, the pounds add up is a common complaint. What can you do about that?
Being overweight increases the risk of many types of cancer
Almost everyone knows that excess weight is dangerous for your heart and blood vessels. Obesity also increases the risk of 13 types of cancer, according to a study published by the World Health Organization WHO.