Growing obesity has now started becoming an international issue; one by one nation are waking up and introducing new plans to keep the children away from obesity. When the matter came to Thai kids, some 600 primary schools have vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom in an effort to curb soaring child obesity rates in the kingdom. Chantana Ungchusak, a dentist in charge of the campaign, said the project aimed to educate children from kindergarten up to primary school about limiting their sugar consumption. He said a recent survey she carried out found that Thai children were consuming an average 20 teaspoons of sugar a day, when they should be limiting their intake to six a day. He further added "We ask for cooperation from schools not to sell soft drinks, and we also want to educate students about eating sugar at appropriate levels."

All that sugar on top of the increase in Western fast food restaurants has led to both children and adults piling on the pounds in a country traditionally known for its slender population.
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