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The meat of the matter
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/09/2019
» Late last month, KFC launched Beyond Fried Chicken, a plant-based chicken substitute at a single location in Atlanta, USA. According to a New York Times report, the chicken giant sold as many plant-based wings and nuggets in only five hours as its popular popcorn chicken in an entire week.
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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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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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Beware of the green god
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2019
» When Grammy-award singer Pharrell Williams posted on his Instagram a photo of himself with the "green juice" last September, celery juice started to gain momentum. But later as more celebrities including Selma Blair, Jenna Dewan and even Kim Kardashian jumped on the bandwagon, the drink officially became a serious health trend.
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Fermented fad
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/01/2019
» Forget low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diets, gluten-free foods and all things detox. These are diet bygones compared to a slightly-sparkling, gold-coloured fermented drink called kombucha that is now all the rage. They say Madonna drinks it, so does Halle Berry, Lindsay Lohan and Gwyneth Paltrow. Even testosterone-fuelled Jake Gyllenhaal and Orlando Bloom were seen clutching a bottle.
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Parsing the fat
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/09/2018
» The idea of shedding kilos in this weight-obsessed society has gone beyond paying pricey gym membership fees and hiring a personal trainer to build the perfect body. A number of women who feel they're overweight shift from one diet to the next in hope of possessing a figure that is as close as possible to the standards of the fashion and beauty industries.
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Taking the load off, with a pill
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/02/2017
» Although Natcha* had the Body Mass Index (BMI) of an underweight person, she was usually worried sick whenever she would have a bite or two of fatty foods. But for the then-29-year-old office worker, those dishes were always hard to resist.
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Are dietary supplements safe?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/07/2016
» The Thai tropical plant ma mui, or Mucuna pruriens, was on the public radar last year after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged farmers to grow them instead of rice to cope with drought. The herb recently made newspaper headline again when a 21-year-old woman in the southern province of Trang was found dead earlier this month after taking four capsules of ma mui supplements -- samples she received after becoming a member of a direct-sale business selling the supplement product.
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Ham-fisted health scare
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 03/11/2015
» After the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) caused shock waves last week when it announced processed meats cause bowel cancer, the general public and medical practitioners alike have started debating as to whether or not they should give up eating meat altogether.
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The smaller the sachet the sweeter your health
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 14/10/2015
» Starting from January next year, if you order a cup of coffee at Cafe Amazon and notice that the sugar sachets they provide are smaller in size, do not get too startled as this is part of a national campaign to reduce sugar consumption among Thais.
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