Obesity in Saudi Arabia

Obesity in Saudi Arabia is a growing health concern, with health officials stating that it is one of the country's leading causes of preventable deaths . ^[1] 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). ^[2] Compounding the problem, according to a presentation at the 3rd International Obesity Conference in February 2014, is that obesity-related surgeries are not covered under Saudi healthcare . ^[3]

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^ Althumiri, Nora A.; Basyouni, Mada H.; Almousa, Norah; Aljuwaysim, Mohammed F.; Almubark, Rasha A.; Bindhim, Nasser F.; Alkhamaali, Zaied; Alqahtani, Saleh A. (2021). "Obesity in Saudi Arabia in 2020: Prevalence, Distribution, and Its Current Association with Various Health Conditions" . Healthcare . 9 (3): 311. doi : 10.3390/healthcare9030311 . PMC 7999834 . PMID 33799725 . S2CID 232385007 .
^ Lauren Streib (February 8, 2007). "World's Fattest Countries" . Forbes . Archived from the original on October 16, 2007 . Retrieved 2016-07-15 .
^ Khan, Fouzia (17 February 2014). "70% of Saudis are obese, says study" . Arab News . Retrieved 27 October 2014 .

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[1] Althumiri, Nora A.; Basyouni, Mada H.; Almousa, Norah; Aljuwaysim, Mohammed F.; Almubark, Rasha A.; Bindhim, Nasser F.; Alkhamaali, Zaied; Alqahtani, Saleh A. (2021). "Obesity in Saudi Arabia in 2020: Prevalence, Distribution, and Its Current Association with Various Health Conditions" . Healthcare . 9 (3): 311. doi : 10.3390/healthcare9030311 . PMC 7999834 . PMID 33799725 . S2CID 232385007 .

[2] Lauren Streib (February 8, 2007). "World's Fattest Countries" . Forbes . Archived from the original on October 16, 2007 . Retrieved 2016-07-15 .

[3] Khan, Fouzia (17 February 2014). "70% of Saudis are obese, says study" . Arab News . Retrieved 27 October 2014 .

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