300 million people are obese. Achievement Saudi Arabia is one of the countries in the world suffering from the increase in obesity among its children to the point that it has become a threat to the country and society. A scientific study confirmed that the prevalence of obesity among the Saudi society is increasing at a frighteningly high rate, as a result of improvement The standard of living and food, changing lifestyle methods, lack of movement and exercise of effort, and reliance on employment and servants, and the heat, high humidity and bad weather conditions throughout the year in most regions of the Kingdom help in that, which pushes people to rely on air-conditioned means of transportation, and to sit in homes or places Air-conditioned and comfortable, and eating large amounts of food, especially unhealthy fast food.
All these factors, in addition to laziness, have led to an increase in the number of obese people in the Kingdom, and to an increase in the number of patients with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer.
This led to many people of high weight turning to government and private hospitals, pharmacies and perfumers, to search for ways and means to lose weight, including comfortable, fast, harsh, difficult and slow.
Companies marketing slimming and weight loss products took advantage of this increase in the number of obese people looking for quick solutions to innovation in the quality of medicines and products, and to the use of all exciting advertising methods that affected and attracted a large number of sufferers, and those without obesity by searching for those products that invade the markets, Most of them are not medically licensed.
This various advertising campaign made obesity an obsession for most people.
Is obesity a real threat to human health?
Is every fat sick?
What are the best ways to prevent obesity?
Why are there not enough government medical clinics for obesity?
Where is the sincere awareness of the product marketing market?
What is the effective treatment of obesity cases?
Obesity is a universal disease
Reports of the World Health Organization indicate that obesity has become a global disease and that humanity suffers from this serious problem, as there are 300 million obese adults in the world, and there are 750 million people who are overweight, and there are 22 million children suffering from Excessive obesity and weight gain when they are all under the age of five, and obesity can cause many diseases related to nutrition, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and high blood cholesterol, and the figures revealed by many studies that included samples from the Saudi community Portends a frightening danger.
High rate of obesity
And health studies conducted in Saudi Arabia in recent years indicate that obesity rates have risen to great levels, which made it necessary to pay attention to this worrying and unhealthy phenomenon.
Several factors have contributed to the spread of this negative phenomenon in recent times, the most important of which are the improvement of the standard of living, the material, the increase in purchasing power among the different segments of society, the spread of fast food restaurants and the change in dietary habits with low levels of movement and physical activity.
300 million
On the number of obese people, Dr. Marx Abe (Director of Roche Pharmaceuticals) says that there are more than three hundred million people in the world who are obese and 1.1 billion overweight people in the world, while in the Kingdom there are about three million people, that is, one out of every five people Obese or overweight.
Fats and calories
Obesity is an increase in the percentage of fat in the body beyond the normal rate for an increase in calories, resulting from an imbalance between energy intake from food and energy consumed in the body .. which leads to a change in the shape of the body and an increase in weight
Overeating
One of the main causes of obesity is excessive food intake that exceeds the calories consumed. This leads to the accumulation of fats in the fat cells, which appear in the form of obesity. As well as lack of interest in exercising regularly, excessive sleep and tendency to laziness, low metabolism rate in the body, lack of discipline of glands performance, increased deposition of fats and fats as a result of increased cell formation and slow utilization of fats as a result of aging, endocrine fat drugs, including contraceptive drugs and insulin Hereditary factors, psychological factors.
Living styles
Regarding the causes of weight gain, Dr. Hamad Al-Manea (Minister of Health) says: The living methods and the multiple nutritional patterns that a person of this age has introduced into his diet program without any thoughtful health planning commensurate with his life activities, environmental data and the type of activities he engages in have had a direct and tangible impact on health. And the Minister Al-Mane added: The causes of obesity revolve mainly around the quantity and quality of food and the lack of movement exerted in addition to the role of the genetic and psychological factor for some and the presence of some endocrine diseases and hormonal imbalances in others.
Saudi kitchen
The Minister Al-Manea criticizes the Saudi kitchen, saying: Saudi cuisine is characterized by a high percentage of fat in it, which causes many diseases (and it is known that Saudi society still maintains some old food habits, including traditional foods saturated with fat, ghee and sugars, which were suitable for the lives of grandparents and parents who live Under a harsh life, they exert a lot of movement and muscle effort.)
66 percent are women
A study showed that about 66 percent of Saudi women are overweight, and that 52 percent of the total adult population in the Kingdom is obese, while this percentage reaches 18 percent among teenagers and 15 percent among pre-school children. These numbers reflect the seriousness of the situation, especially if we know that obesity is one of the main factors that lead to cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer.
sudden death
Obesity is a major cause of many diseases in the body, including heart disease and sudden death. Excess weight is an overload on the heart and lungs. Each of them requires a double effort. Some studies have found that the persistence of obesity for a period of more than 10 years increases the rate of exposure to heart disease and sudden death, especially when Obesity in childhood or early youth.
Obesity and diabetes
There is a strong relationship between obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes. In a recent Saudi health study, obesity, which is one of the causes of diabetes, has spread in Saudi society and has become a risk that must be addressed.
Eastern Supreme
Maatouk added that the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia recorded the highest rate of infection, which reached 16%, while the percentage reached in! The northern region is 13 percent, the central region is 5 percent, and the southern region 3 percent. Dr. Maatouk attributes the increase in diabetes in Saudi Arabia to unhealthy eating habits, well-being and lack of physical activity, in addition to genetic factors.
Serious repercussions
Dr. Al-Maneh (Minister of Health) believes that there are serious health implications for obesity, including many diseases such as diabetes, high blood lipids, high blood pressure, in addition to atherosclerosis and heart disease, indicating that the Saudi society is not far from being affected by what is happening in the world around it. Therefore, its members, in turn, were exposed to a high incidence of obesity.
Strong publicity
As a result of the high incidence of obesity in the Kingdom and the increase in awareness of the citizen, many people in the Kingdom began to search for the best ways to get rid of obesity and obesity. . Unfortunately, most of the products of these companies are sold in non-specialized sites such as pharmacies, because they are not authorized, but most people are looking for them.
just talk
On the usefulness of these products, Abd al-Latif al-Samin asserts that these medicines and products for slimming and weight loss are just talk, and that the big advertising of these materials is nothing but a game and just false propaganda, adding that the experience is the best proof that those who use them suffer flabbiness and other diseases.
Amplify the disease
Abdul Karim Kalthoum (a pharmacist) believes that the marketing companies for slimming products exaggerated obesity diseases negatively and planted fear among most people to sell more of their products, and it is known that these products are mostly unlicensed by the Ministry of Health, and therefore they pose a risk to health. There are good medicines that are sold in pharmacies with the approval of the Ministry of Health and do not pose a threat to human health.
Tightening control
Jawad Al-Bu Saleh refuses to deal with these medicines and products, saying: I do not trust the products and medicines that are sold in or outside pharmacies because their disadvantages are greater, that 80 percent of them are incorrect and they are dangerous, and that the best solutions are to practice sport of all kinds according to each age, and Al-Bu Saleh calls for tightening control To pharmacies and shops selling slimming products.
Campaign times
Pharmacies and shops selling slimming products are witnessing a great turnout by people about that. Sari Qassim (pharmacist) says that the number of those who come to the pharmacy to ask and buy slimming drugs is in the dozens, and the turnout increases in times of health campaigns such as the campaign of stress and diabetes.
Fraud centers
As a result of the spread of unreal slimming centers in the Kingdom, the Minister of Health, Dr. Hamad Al-Manea, warned against dealing with centers that claim to be able to treat with a "fingerprint", describing this as fraud and fraud intended to steal citizens'' money under the pretext of treatment for obesity, and the minister adds: to all health centers Eligibility and government hospitals that do this work not to laugh at citizens or their claim to be able to treat incurable diseases.
Fight against weight gain
In order to combat obesity, the Ministry of Health organized a national campaign to combat overweight and obesity within the framework of its six-month strategic awareness and prevention plan. Minister of Health Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Manea launched the activities of this campaign.
Balance your life
Dr. says. Al-Mana (Minister of Health): All hospitals and health centers in the regions and governorates will participate in the activities of the campaign and will also work to spread awareness among citizens and residents through lectures, seminars, bulletins, brochures, television and radio programs and through the media.
And d adds. Al-Mana: The campaign will focus on the importance of following medical instructions and working on the diet, which is one of the most important prevention methods and obesity that causes many chronic diseases, especially high blood sugar and heart diseases, and the Ministry works to prevent many modern diseases, including the spread of obesity among children and adults of males And females, explaining that it will be the campaign slogan (Balance Your Life).
Our children are in danger
The incidence of this disease is very high in the Saudi society, but the most dangerous of this is the continuous increase in the percentage of those infected with it, even among children and youth. The main reason for this increase is the change in lifestyle and the lack of any movement activity, which means that these people are exposed to serious diseases in the future. .
An obese child may often become obese when he grows up, as
