Saudi obesity rate rises to 70%

23 August 2010

The Saudi Diabetes and Endocrinology Society has said the obesity rate among Saudi men and women has risen to 70%, Saudi Gazette has reported. The organisation attributed the increase to the rise in purchasing power in different segments of the society, the spread of fast-food restaurants, a change in nutrition habits and too little physical activity.

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