Why are Thais among the Fittest Community in the Whole World?

The entire world has gone gung ho for the Thai food nowadays. But you will be astonished to learn that according to a recent stat in terms of the obesity rates, Thailand is placed right at the rock bottom at 60th place. Amazingly this obesity rate is way lower than much more developed nations like the USA occupying the 6th spot.

So let’s try to figure out what really the Thais uniqueness is and what really makes them one of the thinnest, fittest community in the whole world.

 

1. Genetics

Well, Thais are indeed genetically are not large sized but slender and thin structured. Even Thai’s are well aware of this fact and accept it rather than transforming their body types too much. For instance a curvy woman will reasonably expect to transform herself into a smaller curvy woman but certainly not a waif.

 

2. Gruesome weather

In a place where winter can witness a soaring temperature of 95 degrees, even the most foodie people can lose their appetite.

 

3. Drink first, eat later

There are rural areas where at times there is a scarcity of even the clean drinking water and on the other side the extreme heat makes frequent hydration pretty essential. This is the reason why at breakfast, you will Thais making an order of a flurry of beverages constituting of juice along with tea or coffee.

 

4. Sharing is the order of eating

On the contrary to the Western-style restaurants where customers order individually Thai’s are delivered to the table simultaneously with everyone eating together. In such a family-style consumption of food, people place bite-sized portions on their plates and refill any number of times as required. Asking for excess food is looked down upon and on the flip side it can be just as filling to eat small bites from a large range of dishes enabling variety and consumption of more nutrients in a day.

 

5. Spice Element

Thai dishes are oozing with flavor and immense spiciness forces one to slow down while eating.

 

6. Eat fresh

A majority of well known dishes are deep-fried, the fried stuff still accounts to a meager portion of the meal. Apart from that the food is mostly offered along with fresh vegetables. Then of course there are much lesser options of the frozen or canned aisles available besides the tropical climates and strong agricultural sector also lead to a huge range of options.

 

7. Breakfast is a must

Thai’s are certainly aware of the golden rule that having breakfast boosts the metabolism and keeps the hunger away. Also, whether the Thai’s have soup, vegetables over rice, it’s always a complete meal.

 

8. Snack time is for everyone but sans the fast food

Thais hardly fast or keep their stomachs empty for more than a few hours. The meal too normally comprises of fruit and lean protein but never any sort of fast foods or processed junk.

 

9. Have a dessert

Thai desserts unlike the others aren’t much filling or very sweet like taro chunks etc. All this implies if the desert wasn’t filling enough then it would be a better option to go for a meal instead.

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