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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Obesity rate among Saudi men and women hits 70%

The growing number of fast food restaurants across Saudi Arabia has been blamed for the country’s rising obesity rate, the Saudi Gazette reports on Sunday.

Figures released by the Saudi Diabetes and Endocrinology Society said 70 percent of the kingdom’s local population are classed as obese.

A recent study found that among middle-aged people, 34 percent of men and 45 percent of women were obese.

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