Obesity
Obesity in Saudi Arabia Today, the obesity problem is much of a concern for so many people all over the world. Obesity has caused a lot of talk among the world, in addition it is ranked as a serious disease. So what is obesity and what do we need to know about it. In Saudi Arabia today, obesity has become an enormous problem. In the past few years, we have seen the number of obese people is increasing dramatically.
What is obesity?
Obesity is an abnormal increase of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual 's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death (Medical Dictionary). “Based on the National Nutrition Survey of 2007, the prevalence of obesity in the KSA was 23.6% in women and 14% in men. The prevalence of overweight in the community was determined to be 30.7% for men as compared to 28.4% for the women. Similarly, the Coronary Artery Disease in Saudis Study (CADISS) of 2005 estimated an overall obesity prevalence of 35.5% in the Kingdom: in other words one in every three people in the country is obese” (Obesity Research Center) .
Why is the number of obese people is increasing?
1. Physically inactive
As we are experiencing nowadays, the number of obese people is increasing a day after another due to becoming physically inactive and mothers are becoming lazy. Most jobs these days don’t require moving, so employees sit in front of the computer for hours without even moving. In addition, schools are only giving students one period a week for doing any kind of activity. The big problem, you find some students are playing volleyball or football while others are just sitting and watching, and then we ask our selves why are we obese!. Being overweight may run in that child’s family, or their parents do not encourage them to be active and get enough exercise. Many children spend too much time indoors sitting in front of the TV, playing video games, or spending time on the computer, and consuming
What is obesity?
Obesity is an abnormal increase of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual 's ideal body weight. Obesity is associated with increased risk of illness, disability, and death (Medical Dictionary). “Based on the National Nutrition Survey of 2007, the prevalence of obesity in the KSA was 23.6% in women and 14% in men. The prevalence of overweight in the community was determined to be 30.7% for men as compared to 28.4% for the women. Similarly, the Coronary Artery Disease in Saudis Study (CADISS) of 2005 estimated an overall obesity prevalence of 35.5% in the Kingdom: in other words one in every three people in the country is obese” (Obesity Research Center) .
Why is the number of obese people is increasing?
1. Physically inactive
As we are experiencing nowadays, the number of obese people is increasing a day after another due to becoming physically inactive and mothers are becoming lazy. Most jobs these days don’t require moving, so employees sit in front of the computer for hours without even moving. In addition, schools are only giving students one period a week for doing any kind of activity. The big problem, you find some students are playing volleyball or football while others are just sitting and watching, and then we ask our selves why are we obese!. Being overweight may run in that child’s family, or their parents do not encourage them to be active and get enough exercise. Many children spend too much time indoors sitting in front of the TV, playing video games, or spending time on the computer, and consuming
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