1 in 10 Thai Children Overweight: HealthMin

9 March 2019
Khaosod English
Public health
health and nutrition / overweight / Thai children

A tenth of Thai children are overweight, making some less likely to reach their full height potential, health officials said Thursday.

At an event on health and nutrition across ASEAN held Wednesday evening at the Miracle Grand Convention hotel, former deputy health minister Wallop Thainua said that roughly 10 percent of Thai children are overweight, a steady figure that has persisted among the population for at least five years.

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