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Malnutrition in children living in urban settings in Bangkok
What we eat defines how well-nourished we are. When we talk about low-nutritional, we tend to imagine the picture of undernourished children in Sub-Saharan Africa or the children who live in refugee camps. However, the malnutrition in Children is happening in Thailand as well. This includes lack of vitamins and minerals, and becoming overweight or obese.
The lifestyles, globalization, and how we decided to live our life forced the diets changes. Countries in Asia-Pacific, primarily focusing on Thailand, are surrounded by junk food advertisements that contain high sugar content, salts, saturated fats, and high carbohydrate content.
Meanwhile, we are consuming less of fruits and vegetables. The phrase ‘The price of poor diet’ hits us hard on this situation. The price of fruits, vegetables, and adequate protein sources is a commonly higher price than food containing higher carbohydrate content and fats.
Globalization is one of the symptoms that change our lifestyles. People have lesser time to cook and plan-well on their nutrients and go for easiness and quickness. Undernutrition food choices combined with a sedentary lifestyle leads to non-communicable diseases (cancer, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes).
the focus
nutritious breakfast
consumption
veggies and fruits
consumption
sweets and snacks
consumption
Main stakeholders
4 to 8 years old and elementary students living in Bangkok from middle-income families can fully afford meals.
Parents of 4 to 8 years old and elementary students living in Bangkok from middle-income families can fully afford meals.