Obesity is considered a major problem in today\u2019s world. Statistics show that there are around 1.5 billion obese people around the world nowadays. Some Arab countries are on the top ten countries in terms of the prevalence of obesity among their populations. Statistics show that 20-30% of all Saudi adults are obese, with 60% of them females. 20,000 Saudis die from obesity related disease every year.
\nThe BBC website mentions top countries with obesity and diabetes problems. There are 4 Arab countries on the adult obese top 10 list, and 6 Arab countries on the diabetes in adults top 10 list!<\/p>\n
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| ADULT OBESE POPULATION<\/strong>Nauru 78.5%<\/p>\n Tonga 56.0%<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia 35.6%<\/p>\n United Arab Emirates 33.7%<\/p>\n United States 32.2%<\/p>\n Bahrain 28.9%<\/p>\n Kuwait 28.8%<\/p>\n Seychelles 25.1%<\/p>\n Seychelles 25.1%<\/p>\n United Kingdom 24.2%<\/td>\n <\/td>\n | DIABETES IN ADULTS<\/strong>Nauru 30.7%<\/p>\n | United Arab Emirates 19.5%<\/p>\n Saudi Arabia 16.7%<\/p>\n Bahrain 15.2%<\/p>\n Kuwait 14.4%<\/p>\n Oman 13.1%<\/p>\n Tonga 12.9%<\/p>\n Mauritius 11.1%<\/p>\n Egypt 11.0%<\/p>\n Mexico 10.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n There are many causes of obesity in the Arab world that are mainly related to lifestyle choices in the Arab world, such as the lack of activity, choosing unhealthy foods, comfort eating, the use of modern utilities that save effort, among others.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The impacts of obesity on Arab peoples and countries are numerous, including very high percentages of obesity related problems such as hear disease, diabetes, arthritis, as well as other problems such as reduced productivity, missed work days, higher levels of social and psychological problems related to obesity such as divorce, depression, etc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obesity = \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0645\u0646\u0629<\/p>\n Causes = \u0623\u0633\u0628\u0627\u0628<\/p>\n Effects = \u062a\u0623\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/p>\n Lifestyle = \u0623\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0628 \u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629<\/p>\n Lack of activity = \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0631\u0643\u0629<\/p>\n Unhealthy foods = \u0627\u0644\u0623\u063a\u0630\u064a\u0629 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u0629<\/p>\n Diabetes = \u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0643\u0631\u064a \/ \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0643\u0631<\/p>\n Heart disease = \u0623\u0645\u0631\u0627\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0644\u0628<\/p>\n Reduced productivity = \u0627\u0646\u062e\u0641\u0627\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064a\u0629<\/p>\n Divorce = \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642<\/p>\n Depression = \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0643\u062a\u0626\u0627\u0628<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources: http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/health\/7151813.stm<\/a><\/p>\n |