Understand food labels within 30 seconds.
Anyone who has the behavior of buying things immediately when hungry! Every time you go shopping, just pick things up, put them in the basket, and walk to pay. We would like to express our concern that you are at risk of being one of the 14 million Thais who have NCDs (Non-Communicable diseases) or chronic non-communicable diseases.
Statistics from the Ministry of Public Health indicate โปรโมชั่น ufabet that this group of diseases is the main cause of death for approximately 300,000 Thai people per year, whether it be diabetes, cerebrovascular and heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, or serious diseases such as cancer. The most important factor is the behavior of eating things that are sweet, fatty, or salty, which accumulate over a long period of time until they cause disease.
Many people complain that seeing the information on the Nutrition Facts label, or what we commonly call a food label, makes them dizzy. What are all those numbers?
So we have organized a quick 30-second label reading process to help you understand and make healthy decisions more easily.
1. One serving = In one serving, you should not eat more than the specified amount. It is usually stated in grams, but there are calculations to allow for dividing, such as ½ sachet.
2. Total energy = Many people misunderstand. They see a huge bag of potato chips and read the ‘Total Energy’ section. They see that it only has 350 calories, so they grab it right away. Let me tell you that the energy stated on the label is not calculated based on the total amount of food! But it is calculated based on ‘one serving’. So if 1 pack has 4 servings and you are hungry and eat the whole pack, you will get 4 times the energy!
3. Total fat, total carbohydrates, sodium = printed in bold on the label. An easy way to calculate is to look at the percentage printed after the number of grams, which represents the percentage of the recommended daily amount. For example, 21 grams of total fat is 32%, meaning that eating 1 pack will use up 32% of the fat quota, leaving only 68% for the fat quota in other meals of the day.
4. Quick calculation! Request for a safety ceiling, reduce sweetness, saltiness, and fat. The Food and Drug Administration recommends the following daily amounts:
Limit sugar intake to no more than 40 grams = 6 teaspoons of sugar.
Total fat should not exceed 65 grams and of this amount, if it is saturated fat, should not exceed 20 grams = an average of 6 teaspoons of oil.
Sodium: no more than 23 grams = 1 teaspoon of salt
An easy way is to divide 4 by the number of grams, which will give you teaspoons.
I guarantee you will be shocked to know that a bottle of sweetened green tea contains almost 4 teaspoons of sugar. Drinking one bottle almost exhausts your daily sugar quota. Therefore, read food labels before buying and choose better ones. This will greatly reduce your risk of NCDs. The rest is to exercise regularly, reduce stress, and refrain from smoking and drinking alcohol.