Almost 60 % of Kuwait’s residents are overweight or obese
Kuwait – Gethealthykuwait.com announced Monday in a press release provided to Al Watan Daily that 59 percent of people tested during its outreach visits to the Avenues Mall in the last two weeks were overweight or obese.
During three visits to the mall, the web site’s expert nutritionists tested and consulted over 577 people, reaching an overall total of 4134 people since its launch in June 2009, in its fight to combat obesity in the community.
The experts also determined that out of the people tested at the Avenues Mall, 23 percent were boarder line diabetic and 22 percent suffered from high cholesterol levels. In the last two visits, they tested 384 people to discover that 59 percent had Body Mass Index (BMI) results that were higher than the healthy range usually between 20 and 25.
The results discovered between men and women during the last two weeks by Gethealthykuwait.com at the Avenues Mall:
Total women tested: 172
Number of cases & Percentage
High cholesterol levels: 37 out of 172 – 22 %
Boarder line Diabetic: 41 out of 172 – 24 %
Overweight or Obese: 94 out of 172 – 55 %
Total men tested: 212
Number of cases & Percentage
High cholesterol levels: 52 out of 212 – 25 %
Boarder line Diabetic: 35 out of 212 – 17 %
Overweight or Obese: 131 out of 212 – 62 %
Gethealthykuwait.com Chief Nutritionist and Diet Care Operations Manager, Sami Al Bader said: “Obesity has become a shocking reality in the Kuwaiti community and many individuals just don”t realize its threat on their health. 60 per cent of the people we have tested suffer from being overweight and obese, and these results prove that this is indeed a dangerous reality that needs immediate attention. Our goal at gethealthykuwait.com is to expose the dangers of unhealthy eating regiments and empower individuals to take the first step towards a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. Our team of expert nutritionists encourage people to make healthier lifestyles on a weekly basis, and have helped more than 250 lose over a ton of fat in six months since the start of the initiative.”
Gethealthykuwait.com’s Head of Testing and Taiba Hospital”s Chief Operating Officer, Rashed Al Fadala said: “Every community outreach visit drives us to continue in our fight against obesity, especially when we discover the dangers of our visit”s results. These shocking results compel us to make more and more positive changes in the community through our weekly outreaches like the Avenues Mall, to empower community members to combat obesity.
Gethealthykuwait.com was launched by Diet Care and Taiba Hospital as the first and largest initiative of its kind to reach out directly to the community and has successfully made healthier changes in the lives of thousands of community members.”
Gethealthykuwait.com”s goal is to make the community wellـaware of the dangers of the obesity in Kuwait in order and make the community take immediate action to better their lives. Since the site was launched in June 2009, it has given more than 4134 people in the Kuwaiti community free cholesterol, glucose, and BMI tests and consultations as part of its weekly outreach visits to private businesses, public centers, and schools.
The campaign provides each individual the chance to conduct a free onـtheـspot blood test. With the results, the individual also receives a free personal consultation with an expert nutritionist from gethealthykuwait.com and a chance to take the necessary steps to lead a healthier lifestyle through the campaign”s 28ـday program.
