January 5, 2009
Bangkok (Manager Online) - Overweight and obesity among working people were caused by snacks during meeting, according to a survey.
75 percent of snacks served during meeting yielded more than 200 kilocalorie of energy, which is higher than the standard while 30 percent of them produced more than 300 kilocalorie of energy.
Men are supposed to get less than 200 kilocalorie per day whereas women should not get more than 150-160 kilocalorie per day.
Two-thirds of people aged 40-59 years had high fat in blood and faced overweight leading to obesity.
High-blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease have been the first killers among Thai people for the past ten years.
Excessive consumption, stress and no exercise are common things for working people. Besides, this group of people also takes snacks during meeting or training program.
As a result, they tend to develop more diseases, especially high-blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
