Too much food
Last Updated : Sunday, November 25, 2012 1:18 AM
WITH only 1.1 million citizens, Kuwait is small but its people are not. Nearly 70 percent of Kuwaiti males over 15 are overweight or obese, according to the World Health Organization. For women, the figures are even worse - slightly over 80 percent.
Obesity is a phenomenon also being reported in other Gulf countries which appear in the top 10 of obesity levels, with Qatar coming in fourth, the United Arab Emirates sixth, and Bahrain 10th. Saudi Arabia is not on the list but it would not be surprising if it were.
The statistics are frightening. There are about 250,000 people suffering from obesity in Kuwait – one in three - and up to 50,000 of them require surgery. Ten percent are morbidly obese. Apparently, 65 percent of people in Kuwait do not practice or engage in any form of physical activity and 53 percent of young people spend over three hours in front of the television.
Obesity is a phenomenon also being reported in other Gulf countries which appear in the top 10 of obesity levels, with Qatar coming in fourth, the United Arab Emirates sixth, and Bahrain 10th. Saudi Arabia is not on the list but it would not be surprising if it were.
The statistics are frightening. There are about 250,000 people suffering from obesity in Kuwait – one in three - and up to 50,000 of them require surgery. Ten percent are morbidly obese. Apparently, 65 percent of people in Kuwait do not practice or engage in any form of physical activity and 53 percent of young people spend over three hours in front of the television.
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