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Thai Health Officials Admits That Most Thai Kids Are Retarded! Now we know why there are over 3 million cheap prostitues and over 500,000 ladyboys (including Tonychat's wife) in Thailand. They are RETARDED!LOL!
The IQ Tests I have taken shows that I have an IQ of between 140 to 145
The average IQ of Thai children had dropped to 91 against the international average of 90-110, minister of public health Jurin Laksanawisit said last month.
Dec 8, 2010
Thai kids' low IQ spurs study on iodine Ministry to identify provinces with mineral deficiency and get the authorities to act on it
By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent
BANGKOK: Growing concern over low IQs in Thai children, and evidence that this phenomenon is linked to iodine deficiency, has spurred Thailand's ministry of public health to launch possibly the world's largest study on iodine.
The study will take nearly 100,000 samples of urine and results will be known in three years.
'We will invest a lot of money in all 76 provinces so we can identify specifically which provinces are badly affected,' said Dr Apichai Mongkol, director general of the health ministry's mental health department. 'We have to send a clear message. Then local governments can take stronger action.'
And in a major new drive to overcome the longstanding problem, new regulations mandating iodisation of all salt will take effect on Dec 31.
The average IQ of Thai children had dropped to 91 against the international average of 90-110, minister of public health Jurin Laksanawisit said last month.
Boosting iodine levels in diet has been a major unfinished agenda for Thailand, where tests have repeatedly shown low iodine levels in children and pregnant women.
Even a small deficiency of iodine in a pregnant woman can affect her baby's brain development. A medium range deficiency can cause inferior intelligence, impair learning ability, and reduce a child's IQ by up to 10-15 points.
High deficiency can cause children to be mentally challenged. Iodine deficiency also causes chronic fatigue among the general population and a loss of motivation in normal tasks.
'Among academics, we have repeatedly found that the average IQ of the Thai population... has always been low, in the range of 88-91,' said Dr Apichai. 'This leads to more poverty and the capacity to compete is impaired.'
The amount of iodine in food depends on the iodine content of the soil and ground water where it is grown. Mountainous terrain is known to be iodine deficient. In the plains, loss of topsoil and modern agriculture practices can result in iodine loss.
Thailand is one of the few countries in the region where iodised salt products are not very widely available, because of poor incentives and enforcement of regulations.
In many household kitchens, soya sauce or fish sauce is used as a common additive instead of salt. Small scale manufacturers of such additives have proven difficult to educate and regulate.
Campaigns encouraging the use of iodised salt had shown good results but have not been sustained, said Dr Apichai.
According to available data, only 58 per cent of households in Thailand were consuming adequately iodised salt, compared to 96 per cent in Bhutan, 84 per cent in Bangladesh, 73 per cent in Indonesia and 60 per cent in Malaysia.
Ms Pornthida Padthong, who works with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) on the elimination of iodine deficiency disorder said the issue had been the preserve of the ministry of public health, but it needed a cross-sectoral approach.
And until recently, there was a belief at the highest levels of government that iodine deficiency was a thing of the past.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had been surprised to hear, during a recent meeting with Unicef ambassador and former premier Anand Panyarachun, that it was still an issue in Thailand.
Mr Abhisit responded quickly. But despite the new initiatives, problems remain.
'The key is to iodise all salt in the food chain,' noted Ms Pornthida.
The IQ Tests I have taken shows that I have an IQ of between 140 to 145
The average IQ of Thai children had dropped to 91 against the international average of 90-110, minister of public health Jurin Laksanawisit said last month.
Dec 8, 2010
Thai kids' low IQ spurs study on iodine Ministry to identify provinces with mineral deficiency and get the authorities to act on it
By Nirmal Ghosh, Thailand Correspondent
BANGKOK: Growing concern over low IQs in Thai children, and evidence that this phenomenon is linked to iodine deficiency, has spurred Thailand's ministry of public health to launch possibly the world's largest study on iodine.
The study will take nearly 100,000 samples of urine and results will be known in three years.
'We will invest a lot of money in all 76 provinces so we can identify specifically which provinces are badly affected,' said Dr Apichai Mongkol, director general of the health ministry's mental health department. 'We have to send a clear message. Then local governments can take stronger action.'
And in a major new drive to overcome the longstanding problem, new regulations mandating iodisation of all salt will take effect on Dec 31.
The average IQ of Thai children had dropped to 91 against the international average of 90-110, minister of public health Jurin Laksanawisit said last month.
Boosting iodine levels in diet has been a major unfinished agenda for Thailand, where tests have repeatedly shown low iodine levels in children and pregnant women.
Even a small deficiency of iodine in a pregnant woman can affect her baby's brain development. A medium range deficiency can cause inferior intelligence, impair learning ability, and reduce a child's IQ by up to 10-15 points.
High deficiency can cause children to be mentally challenged. Iodine deficiency also causes chronic fatigue among the general population and a loss of motivation in normal tasks.
'Among academics, we have repeatedly found that the average IQ of the Thai population... has always been low, in the range of 88-91,' said Dr Apichai. 'This leads to more poverty and the capacity to compete is impaired.'
The amount of iodine in food depends on the iodine content of the soil and ground water where it is grown. Mountainous terrain is known to be iodine deficient. In the plains, loss of topsoil and modern agriculture practices can result in iodine loss.
Thailand is one of the few countries in the region where iodised salt products are not very widely available, because of poor incentives and enforcement of regulations.
In many household kitchens, soya sauce or fish sauce is used as a common additive instead of salt. Small scale manufacturers of such additives have proven difficult to educate and regulate.
Campaigns encouraging the use of iodised salt had shown good results but have not been sustained, said Dr Apichai.
According to available data, only 58 per cent of households in Thailand were consuming adequately iodised salt, compared to 96 per cent in Bhutan, 84 per cent in Bangladesh, 73 per cent in Indonesia and 60 per cent in Malaysia.
Ms Pornthida Padthong, who works with the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) on the elimination of iodine deficiency disorder said the issue had been the preserve of the ministry of public health, but it needed a cross-sectoral approach.
And until recently, there was a belief at the highest levels of government that iodine deficiency was a thing of the past.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had been surprised to hear, during a recent meeting with Unicef ambassador and former premier Anand Panyarachun, that it was still an issue in Thailand.
Mr Abhisit responded quickly. But despite the new initiatives, problems remain.
'The key is to iodise all salt in the food chain,' noted Ms Pornthida.
Just because your Thai friends can give a superb blowjob does not make them intelligent:oIo::oIo:
