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OUTLINE:

What does Obesity Mean?

BMI

Obesity In The world

Obesity in the UAE

Childhood Obesity

The reasons

The effects

Solutions

References

WHAT DOES OBESITY MEAN?

BMI

OBESITY IN THE WORLD

• Prof. Philip James stated “Overweight and obesity worldwide now estimated to involve 1.7 billion people ”.

• Obesity among Asians and western populations.

OBESITY IN THE UAE

• Obesity is one of the biggest problem that Emirate people faced in these days.

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

THE REASONS

THE REASONS

THE EFFECTS

•Type 2 diabetes

•Heart disease

•Stroke

•High blood pressure (hypertension)

•High cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia)

•Certain cancers

•Sleep apnea

SOLUTIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

• Calculate Your Body Mass Index. (n.d.). us department of health and human services. Retrieved May 19, 2012, from http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmi-m.htm

• Effects Of Obesity. (n.d.). all about life challenges. Retrieved May 21, 2012, from http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/effects-of-obesity-faq.htm

• Obesity in the United Arab Emirates. (n.d.). Center for Strategic Healthcare Development. Retrieved May 20, 2012, from http://www.weightlosssurgery.ae/obesity-UAE.htm

• Why are we so fat? . (n.d.). gastricbypass. Retrieved May 19, 2012, from http://gastricbypass.netfirms.com/obesi

• obesity. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved May 18, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity

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