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The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 30 No. 3 Jul.-Sep. 2005 658 ‚√§À— «„®‚§‚√π“√’ - ‚√§‡Àµÿ §«“¡»‘ «‘ ‰≈´å Abstract Coronary Heart Disease – A Disease of Civilization Karunee Kwanbunjan * Panata Migasena Fellow of the Academy of Science, The Royal Institute, Thailand Civilization has led to the enormous change in human societies, not only on the physical aspects, but more importantly on their behavior and lifestyles, altogether of which have adversely created certain health problems to the people in developed countries and subsequently affected the people in the developing countries alike. Dramatic increase in the prevalence of the coronary heart disease in Thailand is the obvious example undeniable as the result of civilization. Advice toward the achievement in recuperating the deteriorating situation includes the correction of the consumerism habit and adopt more daily physical activity and exercise. Key words : civilization, coronary heart disease * Department of Tropical Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Rachawithi road, Bangkok 10400