Overview: Challenges and Opportunities for Obesity Prevention in Saudi Arabia

No AccessAug 2022Overview: Challenges and Opportunities for Obesity Prevention in Saudi ArabiaAuthors/Editors: Mohammed Alluhidan, Reem F. Alsukait, Taghred Alghaith, Meera Shekar, Nahar Alazemi, Christopher H. HerbstMohammed AlluhidanSearch for more papers by this author, Reem F. AlsukaitSearch for more papers by this author, Taghred AlghaithSearch for more papers by this author, Meera ShekarSearch for more papers by this author, Nahar AlazemiSearch for more papers by this author, Christopher H. HerbstSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1828-8_ch1AboutView ChaptersPDF (0.4 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Summarizes the assessment of obesity in Saudi Arabia, considering both the health and economic burdens posed to the country. Overweight and obesity, a major global epidemic, has reached a particularly alarming level in Saudi Arabia, with more than half of the adult population overweight and one out of five obese. Overweight and obesity together constitute both a disease and a biological risk factor linked to numerous noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In addition to the health burden, obesity comes with a large economic toll on society, through its impact on human capital and healthcare. While the causes of overweight and obesity remain complex and numerous, several emerging innovative and multisectoral evidence-based interventions aim to address the main behavioral risk factors of obesity, such as unhealthy diets and inadequate physical activity. Saudi Arabia has already embarked on the design and implementation of several such interventions and seeks to further expand and scale up such efforts to meet national goals. Previous chapterNext chapter FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetails View Published: August 2022ISBN: 978-1-4648-1828-8 Copyright & Permissions Related CountriesSaudi ArabiaRelated TopicsHealth Nutrition and Population KeywordsOBESITYEPIDEMICSNONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESHEALTH TRENDSLIFESTYLE ISSUESHUMAN HEALTH RISKSBURDEN OF DISEASEAT-RISK BEHAVIORSEATING HABITSPHYSICAL ACTIVITYHEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMSNUTRITION PDF DownloadLoading ...