Around 20% of adults worldwide will be obese by 2025, if policies designed to slow down and stop the worldwide increase in Body Mass Index (BMI) are not revised and implemented, according to a study.
The government’s forthcoming 25-year food and farming plan has been slammed for its failure to address key issues of sustainability and described as a missed opportunity and “doomed to be irrelevant within five years” by a leading food policy expert
Chutima is a research assistant and a nurse who drives health and environment policies. She has worked on various projects to strengthen her skills and gain new knowledge. With her experience in working with local government on food security, food safety and nutrition projects, it allows her to see the real problems that happen with people in remote areas. Also she is a role model of the nurse to working with rural communities, and local governments, who focused on providing primary health education in more rural areas. After that, she planned community health policies in Songkla province, Thailand.