Some 600 Thai schools ban soft drinks to fight obesity


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070220/hl_afp/thailandhealthchildrenobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070220/capt.sge.ubg06.200207142401.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=5W02In2bIfjcRt4da883AQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An elephant distributes toys to Thai schoolchildren in December 2006. Some 600 primary schools across Thailand have vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom in an effort to curb soaring child obesity rates in the kingdom.(AFP/File/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Some 600 primary schools across Thailand have vowed to ban sugary drinks from the playground and classroom in an effort to curb soaring child obesity rates in the kingdom.</p><br clear="all"/>