Obesity in Saudi Arabia

Obesity in Saudi Arabia

Obesity in Saudi Arabia is a growing health concern with health officials stating that it is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in Saudi Arabia. According to Forbes, Saudi Arabia ranks 29 on a 2007 list of the fattest countries with a percentage of 68.3% of its citizens being overweight (BMI>25).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lauren Streib (February 8, 2007). Forbes "World's Fattest Countries". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html Forbes. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 
v · d · eSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia topics
Index   ·  Outline
History Emblem of Saudi Arabia
Geography
Law
Politics
Military
Economy
Society
Censorship · Crime · Demographics · Education · Healthcare · Human trafficking · Obesity · Prostitution · Religion · Terrorism
Culture
Art · Cinema · Cuisine · Islam · Language · Media · Music · Public holidays · Sport · Television · Universities
Symbols
CategoryCategory · Portal Portal · WikiProject WikiProject
v · d · eObesity in Asia
Sovereign
states

Afghanistan · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bahrain · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Brunei · Burma (Myanmar) · Cambodia · People's Republic of China · Cyprus · East Timor (Timor-Leste) · Egypt · Georgia · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Israel · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · North Korea · South Korea · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Malaysia · Maldives · Mongolia · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Philippines · Qatar · Russia · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Syria · Tajikistan · Thailand · Turkey · Turkmenistan · United Arab Emirates · Uzbekistan · Vietnam · Yemen
States with limited
recognition

Abkhazia · Nagorno-Karabakh · Northern Cyprus · Palestine · Republic of China (Taiwan) · South Ossetia
Dependencies and
other territories

Christmas Island · Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Hong Kong · Macau

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Saudi Arabia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Saudi Arabia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam s two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king s official title …   The World Factbook

  • Outline of Saudi Arabia — …   Wikipedia

  • Abdullah of Saudi Arabia — Not to be confused with Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud عبد الله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King of Saudi Arabia Reign August 1, 2005 …   Wikipedia

  • Christianity in Saudi Arabia — Christianity by Country Africa …   Wikipedia

  • Energy in Saudi Arabia — Map of Saudi Arabia Energy in Saudi Arabia describes energy and electricity production, consumption and export in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is one of the world s largest energy producers, pumping approximately 10.782 million barrels per day… …   Wikipedia

  • Healthcare in Saudi Arabia — The healthcare system in Saudi Arabia can be classified as a national health care system in which the government provides health care services through a number of government agencies. In the meantime, there is a growing role and increased… …   Wikipedia

  • Crime in Saudi Arabia — Foreign affairs ministries of different countries state that there is a low rate of crime in Saudi Arabia.[1][2][3] However criminology researcher Dr. Ali Wardak in the book Transnational and Comparative Criminology suggested ranking societies on …   Wikipedia

  • Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia — Eastern Province   Province   الشرقية Map of Saudi Arabia with the Eastern Province highlighted …   Wikipedia

  • Culture of Saudi Arabia — The cultural setting of Saudi Arabia is Arab and Muslim, and features many elements from historical ritual and folk culture such as dance and music. Traditional values and cultural mores are adapted into legal prohibitions, even for non Muslims.… …   Wikipedia

  • Demographics of Saudi Arabia — This article is about the demographic features of the population of Saudi Arabia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”