Taken in 2007 at a promotion by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, photo shows three overweight children joining a campaign against fizzy drinks. Since then, under ThaiHealth supervision, the number of obese and overweight Thai children has increased fivefold. According its findings, globally, the percentage of children aged under five who are overweight increased to 6% in 2014. In Southeast Asia, the prevalence of overweight children under five years increased from 3.2% in 2000 to 7.4% in 2014," the report said. She said better efforts were needed to enable better production, processing and distribution of food, as well as more effective ways to promote better nutrition and healthier diets throughout food systems.

Source: Bangkok Post November 12, 2017 22:18 UTC