obesity among Saudis to 59% is a dangerous indicator
At the time, the Family Affairs Council revealed that 59% is the prevalence of obesity among Saudis, 6% among pre-school children and 9.3% at school age.
The health expert, Professor of Public Health, Professor Tawfiq Ahmed Khoja, said that the last 20 years have witnessed a significant increase in the rates of obesity and its complications, not only at the level of members of our society only, but also at the level of societies around the world for several considerations, including adopting unhealthy eating behaviors, the difference in the quality of food and its exit from the pattern It is healthy, as most of the external meals such as fast food have become rich in fats and calories, lack of exercise and high cases of lethargy and laziness, and other factors of well-being.
He added: The unhealthy food behaviors were not limited to adults only, but became a phenomenon and prevalent among children as a result of their avoidance of healthy meals, their lack of keenness to eat vegetables and fruits, their dependence on soft drinks instead of fresh juices and water, and of course not practicing any sports activity, which contributes to burning Fat and calories and makes the body healthy, all of these causes led to gaining more kilograms and consequently obesity and increasing the chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
He said that the family has a great responsibility to raise awareness early on the danger of obesity in children to avoid its negative complications for them in the future, as parents must be role models for their children in acquiring healthy habits that will prevent them from diseases resulting from unhealthy eating habits.
Prof. Khoja concluded by saying: The best advice is not to ignore the treatment of any child in the family who suffers from obesity, because his continued weight gain without any intervention and control will pose a problem to him with the passage of days, so he must undergo treatment with a therapeutic nutritionist as a health and nutritional program is developed Besides doing sports.
