Equally shocking was the second-place iced cacao drink which contained 13.3 teaspoons of sugar followed by iced tea mixed with lemon juice (12.6 teaspoons), iced tea (12.5 teaspoons) and iced milk tea (12.3 teaspoons). Sala-flavoured soda drinks contain 15.5 teaspoons of sugar, according to a survey by the Bright and Healthy Thai Kid Project. And to do so, the Nutrition Promotion Foundation under Mahidol University's Institute of Nutrition recently launched its Healthier Logo. An initiative of the Nutrition Promotion Foundation, the Healthier Logo aims to educate people about healthy eating. Photo courtesy of Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University"We do not expect that the Healthier Logo will solve all the [nutrition-related] problems," Visith said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 22, 2016 00:37 UTC