Thai National News Bureau Publishes B.S.

Check out this article... and think about it for second:

Over 70 percent of Thais diagnosed with
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia

Department of Disease Control Region 5 revealed that over 70 percent of Thais are reportedly ill with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia.

Md. Somchai Tangsupachai (สมชาย ตั้งสุภาชัย), the director-general of the Department of Disease Control from Nakhon Ratchasima (นครราชสีมา) Province revealed the latest research of Thais’ health. He said that Thais have a high tendency to become sick as many still stick to drinking and smoking. Many of them have dislike eating vegetable and fruit in addition to disliking exercise. Most of these chareacteristics behaviors are found in men than women.

Md. Somchai has urged Thais to exercise at least 30 minutes every day, avoid carbohydrate, sugar, and fat, and comsume more vegetable and fruit. He said that it will help keep them away from illnesses.

70%?

70% of Thailand represents every man and woman over the age of 25.


THIS is what the average people with
diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and
hypercholeterolemia look like...

Not this...

And everyone knows that THIS
is an average Thai person.

I hope that this encourages you to go
out and eat your vegetables, and that
your eyes don't hurt too much now.Now, I'll be honest and admit that Thai people drink and smoke too much... But conversely, they don't eat red meat, they don't eat lots of deep-fried foods, they don't use much butter, and they don't use much salt. The average Thai person eats 10 times more fruits and vegetables as a percentage of his diet than the average American. To top it off, Thai people eat a miniscule fraction of sugar when compared with the average Westerner.

And the Thai government news agency is posting a story saying that blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood cholesterol are running amok? If Thailand has even one quarter the percentage of diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension that America does, I'll eat my goddamn hat.

Next, they'll come out with an article stating that 50% of Thai people are obese.

Fact of the matter is that Thai people operate with a community perspective: "If I have a problem, it's not so bad. If a few of us have a problem, we'll keep it quiet. If all of us have a problem, we'll all jump up and fix it lickety split." Hence, you get fake articles like this.

Now, if the Thai government wants to talk about how Thais suffer from cirrhosis of the liver due to heavy drinking, or esophageal cancer or stenosis from a lifetime of painfully spicy food, or basal cell carcinoma from sun exposure, or emphysema from pollution and smoking, or suicide rates, or AIDS, or traffic accidents... you know... the REAL health issues facing Thailand today, then they can write all they want and I'll be as avid a reader as anybody.

But this diabetes rubbish is just fear-mongering fluff.