Obesity, stunted growth in Thai kids spur worries

The Department of Health (DoH) has expressed concerns over the growing rate of obesity and short stature among Thai children, saying this needs to be addressed urgently.

Speaking after a meeting with his officials to develop physical activity programmes to address the health issues on Wednesday, Bancha Khakong, DoH deputy director-general, said health problems facing Thai kids have become a serious issue.

Keep reading…

 Bangkok Post Reporter

Ask Question
Report Problem
Share Idea
Send Feedback
Submit Resources

Do you have questions on the content published by Open Development Thailand? We will gladly help you.

Have you found a technical problem or issue on the Open Development Thailand website?

Tell us how we're doing.

Do you have resources that could help expand the Open Development Thailand website? We will review any map data, laws, articles, and documents that we do not yet have and see if we can implement them into our site. Please make sure the resources are in the public domain or fall under a Creative Commons license.

View | Delete

File was deleted

ERROR!

Please add the code:

* The idea box couldn't be blank! * The email address is not valid! Something's gone wrong, Please Resubmit the form! Please add the code correctly first.

Obesity, stunted growth in Thai kids spur worries

Contact us

Thank you for taking the time to get in contact!