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Obesity of the Laity and Monks in Present-day Thailand

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dc.contributor.author Umavijani, C.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-15T04:36:54Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-15T04:36:54Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Umavijani, Chutatip 2015. Obesity of the Laity and Monks in Present-day Thailand. Heritage as Prime Mover in History, Culture and Religion of South and Southeast Asia, Sixth International Conference of the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR), Center for Asian studies of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (Abstract) p.25. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-47-6
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8228
dc.description.abstract The last 40-50 years in Thailand has been a time of drastic changes in lifestyle. Modernization — with city life and its supermarkets — has made a lot of difference on the people’s eating habits. In the old days, a mother or housewife was the family cook and in most household’s breakfast, lunch and dinner were served at home. But now with the busy life of people, children have breakfast in a car or go without. Lunch and dinner are often consumed outside of the home. With supermarkets and fast food one can select items without knowing who made the product or where, and without knowing what effects it may have on one’s health. Family life turns more individualistic and has created a dysfunctional relationship with the society as a whole. What will be the outcome of these changes and how are we to attack the problem of obesity? My presentation will deal with these issues, in particular as they relate to the situation of Thēravāda monks and nuns. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.title Obesity of the Laity and Monks in Present-day Thailand en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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