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Many 'unseen' chemicals are destroying us
News, Nicholas Kristof, Published on 30/11/2015
» In recent weeks, two major medical organisations have issued independent warnings about toxic chemicals in products all around us. Unregulated substances, they say, are sometimes linked to breast and prostate cancer, genital deformities, obesity, diabetes and infertility.
Looking closer at TPP
News, Postbag, Published on 26/11/2015
» Re: “What the TPP pact means for Thailand”, (PostBag, Nov 25). The Trans-Pacific Partnership is in part about trade, but it also directly serves the interests of multinational corporations who seek to benefit from a single regulatory environment to be established among all TPP member nations. It is not only about labour law but most significantly about labelling requirements for food and patent protection for medicines.
Bittersweet effects of too much sugar
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/11/2015
» I have a craving for crumble -- apple, strawberry, rhubarb -- any kind of fruity crumble that has become widely available at the many dessert cafes around Bangkok. It's just weird that someone like me with a sweet tooth has to queue up for a seat to enjoy a slice of delectable apple crumble.
Money won't make you happy, but it cuts stress risks
News, Cass Sunstein, Published on 14/10/2015
» The US presidential candidates from both parties are focusing, as usual, on the middle class. But what's that? And why, exactly, does it deserve such attention?
It’s all addictive
News, Published on 19/04/2015
» Re: “Size really does matter” (PostBag, April 17).
Size really does matter
News, Published on 17/04/2015
» Re: “Sweet words aren’t enough”, (Editorial, April 15).
Obesity surge rivals costs of war
News, Published on 19/03/2015
» The worldwide increase in obesity nearly equals war and smoking in terms of the global economic burden it imposes.
A call for preventive care on World Birth Defects Day
News, Published on 03/03/2015
» An estimated 49,000 newborns died in Southeast Asia in 2013 due to birth defects which also caused an unknown number of spontaneous abortions and still births, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
It's time to change our eating habits
News, Published on 28/12/2014
» During this festive season, tasty creamy cakes and buttery biscuits have again been put on display at bakeries as part of the New Year celebrations. Fast food chains, meanwhile, have been offering special menus with marketing gimmicks such as toys with a burger that is hard for children to resist.
Our senior citizens can still contribute
News, Published on 05/10/2014
» The International Day of Older Persons, which fell on the first day of October, gave us good reason to celebrate. Thailand has a growing number of senior citizens, or people over 60 years of age.