Thailand and the obesity epidemic
Obesity has reached alarming levels in the Asean Economic Community and especially in Thailand, where 32 per cent of the population are overweight, pushing the country into second place in terms of prevalence of obesity after Malaysia at 44 per cent and ahead of Singapore at 30 per cent. At this current rate of progression and without any vigorous intervention by the public health authorities, it is likely that half the Thai population will be overweight in the coming years.
