How obese is the Middle East?

Important Center East discusses the rise of weight problems within the area.

Clients wait to be served at a McDonald's quick meals restaurant within the Metropolis Heart shopping center in West Bay, Doha, Qatar [Sean Gallup/Getty Images]

The World Well being Group is warning that weight problems is on the rise, not simply within the Center East however world wide. The WHO says weight problems in youngsters and adults is a public well being concern in nearly all areas of the world. An estimated 38.9 million youngsters beneath 5 years outdated are reasonably or severely obese.

On this episode: 

• Joyce Moawad, instructing assistant of human diet at Qatar College

Episode credit:

This episode was co-produced by Khaled Soltan and by our interns Nada Shakir and Reyan Al Jaafri. Sound design was by George Al Wer. Our engagement producer is Aya Elmileik and our assistant engagement producer is Munera AlDosari. Our recording engineer is Hamdi Aoun. Our govt producer is Omar Al Saleh and head of audio is Ney Alvarez. Our host is Sami Zeidan. 

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