Qatar plan aimed at obesity

Qatar's Supreme Council of Health, in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Education, has launched a national initiative aimed at encouraging middle school children to adopt healthier diets, Gulf Times has reported. The 'Healthy Steps in Qatar' campaign aims to change behaviour and attitude of middle school children aged 12-13 years for them to drop bad eating habits and appreciate more healthy diets, in order to decrease main risk factors of non-communicable diseases among them, SCH said. According to official statistics, some 39% of adults in Qatar are obese while some 32% are found to be over-weight.