Obesity in Saudi Children

Child obesity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2

Obesity Measurement 3

BMI 3

Waist Circumference 3

Historical and Statistical Study of Obesity among Children in KSA 4

Dietary Change in GCC Countries 5

Change in Lifestyle 7

2. Risk factors and outlook 8

Medical reasons of Obesity 9

Obesity and genetics: 9

Obesity and family 10

Social reasons behind obesity 11

3. Diagnoses of obesity among children and adults 13

Current research on obesity 14

4. Preventive Methods 15

Family Awareness 15

School/College Awareness 16

Government Responsibility 17

5. Child Obesity Centers 18

Conclusion 19

Bibliography 21

Exhibits 23

Exhibit 1 23

Exhibit 2 (Yahya Al-Nakeeb, 2012) 23

1. Introduction

Obesity is a condition which having excess body fat. The usual conditions for obesity can be genetic or environmental which are difficult to control while dieting. Generally, if a person has a body mass index of 30 or above that person is considered as obese. BMI (body mass index) is a tool for defining obesity and measuring the severity of obesity. Obesity increases risks for developing diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, heart conditions among others. Most of the people, which are suffering from obesity are not aware of its risks and that makes it one of the biggest threats and it will be discussed in detail in this paper.

Obesity Measurement

Obesity can be measured by various methods most common are BMI and waist circumference. These two are most commonly used as a tool to measure weight. Condition of obesity also depends on the height of a person a taller person may weigh more than a person with a shorter height but might not me considered obese. (Obesity Action Coalition, 2015)

BMI

BMI is a calculated by dividing a person’s weight in Kilograms by height in Meters squared. Any BMI of more than 30 is considered obese. This method if most...