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    Pandemic pain

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2021

    » The excruciating impact of Covid-19 has led to several relief plans and packages to help alleviate pandemic pain. Sadly, children somehow seem to be overlooked.

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    The road to healthy lunches

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/10/2020

    » Well-seasoned phalo soup with eggs, crispy fried chicken served with rice, and a khanom jeen dish with side vegetables are all delicious Thai-style treats that can be served to school students for lunch. However, in reality, what some Thai children receive is rotten eggs in phalo soup, small slices of fried chicken on top of a tiny amount of rice that barely fills three spoons, and khanom jeen or fermented rice noodles with sprinkles of fish sauce and nothing more.

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    The consequences of sugar

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/08/2020

    » About 50% of Thai schoolchildren suffer from dental health issues, with the worst facing five-year-olds where 70% of their milk teeth are found to be decayed, according to figures from the Sweet Enough Network under the Bureau of Dental Health, the Department of Health.

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    What 2019 meant to your body

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/12/2019

    » E-cigarette debate far from over

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    A failing grade

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019

    » First it was rotten eggs in phalo soup served to schoolchildren in Prachin Buri province. Then it was criticism over a school lunch case in Nakhon Pathom where people took to social media, complaining both the quality and quantity of a lunch meal served to primary pupils.

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    The robes are getting tight

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/09/2018

    » After only 10 days in the orange robe, Teerawit Eakpatcha not only gained profound Buddhist insights but also an expanded waistline.

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    Hope on the horizon

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/05/2018

    » Life can be very complicated for patients falling victim to thalassaemia. First, the inherited blood disorder leads to anaemia so patients require very frequent blood transfusions for the rest of their lives -- an expense of around 10 million baht through the age of 30.

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    Sugar fixed?

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/06/2017

    » Back in 2007, the average Thai consumed 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. But the worst was yet to come. Three years later, the estimated daily sugar intake was 23 teaspoons per person. Now the number is 28 teaspoons.

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    Hold the sugar!

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/11/2016

    » Under the country's blistering heatwave, something cold and sweet is always welcomed with open arms. Think the popular Honey Toast served with ice cream or the Korean fluffy ice-shaving Bingsu. But for a less luxurious rendition, Thais also have iced sweet drinks. Served in plastic cups from many street vendors, only a few sips of these beverages are so refreshing we might totally forget what they actually contain.

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    The bitter truth about sweets

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/08/2016

    » It's widely accepted fact that Thailand is a nation whose population truly have a sweet tooth. Considering common dietary guidelines for daily sugar intake, which recommends only four to six teaspoons, each Thai consumes 20 on average.

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