Dr. Hanan Al-Ghamdi, assistant professor of Hepatobiliary and Laparoscopic Surgery at the University of Dammam, has warned that Saudi Arabia is located in the ‘red zone’ in relation to the prevalence of overweight and obese nationals.
“The overall proportion of Saudis who are overweight stands at 70 percent of the total population. The global rate of entry into what is known as the ‘red zone’ of concern is when
60 percent of the population is overweight,” she explained.
The proportion is divided at 72 percent among women, and 68 percent among men, she added.“Thus, the Kingdom ranked fifth among the Middle East countries, after Qatar,
Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,” she said.
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