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Novo Nordisk Leads Obesity Fight in Thailand
Published on 20/05/2025
» Bangkok, May 2025 – Novo Nordisk, the global pharmaceutical leader headquartered in Denmark, has launched a major initiative to combat Thailand’s growing obesity crisis, where more than 40% of the population is now classified as overweight or obese.
Thailand praised for push to ban trans fats
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2024
» The World Health Organization (WHO) has named Thailand as one of five countries that have successfully eradicated trans-fatty acids in the food industry.
Fighting a silent killer
Tatat Bunnag, Published on 04/09/2023
» Those who've been following the news lately will probably have heard that political activist Chuwit Kamolvisit publicly disclosed that he has stage 3 liver cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He also added that his doctors have given him only eight months to live.
All About Obesity – The Uninvited Enemy
Published on 31/03/2023
» According to WHO (World Health Organisation), obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. It is one of the major risk factors for a number of diseases, including Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as Type-2-diabetes, cancer, hypertension and stroke as well as Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD).
Asia lagging in removal of unhealthy trans fat from food: WHO
Published on 23/01/2023
» Asian and African countries are lagging in efforts to eliminate harmful trans fat from food products by the end of this year, despite the substantial progress made worldwide since the World Health Organization set the goal in 2018, a report said Monday.
Upbeat eateries
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 16/09/2022
» I didn't think that I would enjoy dining at Public Market, a new food arcade that occupies a connecting hallway between Central Chidlom and Central Embassy.
Funding the fight against NCDs
Oped, Published on 08/07/2022
» Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes, obesity and mental disorders, are often chronic and develop over a long period. Collectively, NCDs account for about 70% of all deaths globally (and 60% of deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they account for over 55% of hospital admissions in countries such as Kenya). Developing countries thus face a double burden of illness, with communicable diseases like malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis still presenting a huge challenge alongside the rising incidence of NCDs.
Thai consumers hanker for healthier food
Business, Published on 28/06/2019
» Almost all consumers in Thailand (99%) are interested in improving their diets and a majority (82%) have no problem with products being reformulated, provided that taste is not compromised, according to a new report by Food Industry Asia (FIA) and the research firm IGD.
Singapore to ban key source of artificial trans fat
Published on 07/06/2019
» SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health will be banning all partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), a key source of artificial trans fat, as an ingredient in all foods in Singapore, whether manufactured locally or imported. The ban will take effect from June 2021.
Ban on trans fats comes into force
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2019
» Thailand's ban on artificial trans fats came into effect Wednesday, making the country the first in Asean to ban the production, import and sale of partially hydrogenated oils, as well as any food that contains them, said the Public Health Ministry.