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Why are so many Thai monks overweight?
A new study by the Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Allied Health Sciences has found that almost half of Thailand's Buddhist monks are suffering from obesity. Dr.Jongjit Angkatavanich led the study.
(Photo: Buddhist monks walk past an internet bar on Patong beach with bowls for receiving alms. Credit: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images.)
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