(04-03-07) About 600 Thai Schools BanSoft Drinks to Fight Obesity

Some 600 primary schools across Thailand on Tuesday vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom to curb soaring child obesity rates in the Southeast Asian country, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported Tuesday.
AFP, one of the major global news agencies, said tens of thousands of children across the country will be without their lemonade and cola under the voluntary measures, introduced as part of the government's sugar reduction campaign.
Chantana Ungchusak, a dentist in charge of the campaign, said the project aimed to educate children from kindergarten up to primary school about limiting their sugar consumption, according to AFP.
``Thai kids now are facing obesity and tooth cavities because they eat fast food,?? AFP quoted Chantana as saying.
``We ask for cooperation from schools not to sell soft drinks, and we also want to educate students about eating sugar at appropriate levels.??
Chantana said a recent survey she carried out found that Thai children were consuming an average 20 teaspoons of sugar a day, when they should be limiting their intake to six a day.
AFP said that all that sugar _ on top of the increase in Western fast food restaurants _ has led to both children and adults piling on the pounds in a country traditionally known for its slender population.

Fonte. Hankooki.com

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