Followers
have
been
____________________
monks
foods
loaded
with
sugar
,
fat
and
oil
,
contributing
to
a
health
crisis
.
Every
morning
monk
Pipit
Sarakitwinon
takes
walks
around
his
temple
and
____________________
hundreds
of
arm
exercises
,
part
of
a
new
regimen
____________________
at
losing
weight
as
health
improvement
for
monks
gathers
pace
in
Thailand
.
"
Before
I
____________________
I
could
barely
walk
100m
without
getting
tired
"
,
Phra
Pipit
,
63
,
told
AFP
during
a
medical
check
-
up
at
a
hospital
for
monks
in
Bangkok
,
adding
that
he
____________________
to
weigh
180kg
.
With
cases
of
diabetes
,
hypertension
and
knee
problems
skyrocketing
,
health
and
religious
officials
last
December
published
a
"
Monk
Health
Charter
"
,
instructing
monks
to
watch
what
they
eat
.
Thais
seeking
to
____________________
merit
and
honour
their
ancestors
often
____________________
alms
to
monks
on
their
daily
rounds
but
some
of
the
food
is
unhealthy
,
such
as
heavy
curries
,
sugary
sweets
,
sodas
and
salty
snacks
.
Some
____________________
give
cigarettes
.
Thais
have
some
of
the
highest
____________________
of
obesity
in
Asia
,
according
to
the
Asian
Development
Bank
.
Buddhist
precepts
____________________
monks
from
eating
after
noon
and
Buddha
himself
was
____________________
to
have
told
his
followers
to
refrain
from
consuming
meals
____________________
in
the
day
.
But
certain
juices
are
allowed
after
____________________
,
which
are
often
full
of
sugar
.
Pre
-
packed
alms
that
include
____________________
foods
are
also
easily
available
at
Thai
stores
,
making
the
problem
worse
.
Although
the
new
guidelines
____________________
on
monks
to
look
after
their
health
so
they
can
be
"
ready
to
deliver
Buddha's
teachings
"
,
refusing
____________________
is
a
delicate
subject
.
"
According
to
Lord
Buddha's
teaching
,
whatever
they
offer
,
we
have
to
____________________
.
We
can't
deny
,
we
can't
reject
,
"
said
Phra
Rajvoramuni
,
the
assistant
abbot
at
Sungvej
temple
in
Bangkok
who
____________________
author
the
new
charter
.
Phra
Rajvoramuni
hopes
instead
that
health
____________________
-
-
including
training
monks
to
run
basic
medical
check
-
ups
-
-
will
bring
____________________
change
.
"
The
monks
also
____________________
do
something
,
like
exercise
.
.
.
like
walking
meditation
,
cleaning
the
temple
in
the
morning
,
____________________
the
grounds
,
"
he
said
.
