of 3 million "fat" people at risk of contracting 47 diseases
A global conference called for confronting the suffering of three million Saudis, 29 percent of whom are children, suffering from obesity and obesity, who are at risk of more than 47 diseases registered at the expense of obesity, the most prominent of which are arterial blockages, coronary artery clots, heart muscle fatigue and enlargement due to high blood pressure, High triglycerides and "cholesterol" in blood, insulin-unresponsive blood sugar, low back pain and cartilage wear.
The global health conference organized by the International Medical Center in Jeddah under the title "A New Perspective for Primary Health Care" stressed the participation of more than 500 doctors, experts and specialists in its recommendations to confront the high rate of obesity among Saudi women, which ranged between 55 and 59 percent.
Dr. Walid Lotfi Bukhari, head of the Center for Endoscopic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery and member of the conference, said: “The recommendations confirmed that one of the most important ways to control obesity is to reduce the utilization of food entering the body, through the use of some safe treatments that prevent the absorption of the equivalent of a third of the amount of fat that we eat. In addition to following a structured program of activity and exercise and practicing it continuously at least three times a week.
He added that these means are considered one of the most successful ways to get rid of excess weight, warning at the same time of the danger of severe diets on the fat, as he cannot usually continue with it, which forces him to stop to gain weight again. Dr. Bukhari emphasized that the increase in body weight beyond its normal limit as a result of the accumulation of fat in it is a result of the imbalance between the energy intake from food and the energy consumed in the body, explaining that the percentage of increase, which is estimated between 35 percent to 40 percent of body mass, leads to a lot Of chronic diseases. On the divisions of obesity, Dr. Bukhari said: “The types of obesity, in addition to overweight, are high overweight, medium obesity, high obesity, and finally, morbid obesity,” indicating that morbid obesity is divided into three sections, namely: Primary morbid obesity , Moderate, high or high morbidity. Weight gain above the normal level is classified as 50 percent of the satisfactory body volume mass as very high.
On the prevalence of obesity in the Saudi society, he explained that scientific studies have indicated the high rates of obesity in Saudi Arabia, and according to studies conducted by specialists in this field, the proportion of obesity for women ranged between 55 to 59 percent, and in men the percentage reached 40 percent, expecting that These percentages may decrease for the female segment with the passage of time to reach 50 percent, due to the proliferation of specialized health clubs and the increase in social awareness of obesity risks.
He pointed out that fast food is the only cause in 90 percent of obesity cases, explaining that the normal rate for a healthy person ranges between 1500 and 2000 calories per day.
