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- Title
Obesity management in the Saudi population.
- Authors
Aldubikhi, Aljohrah
- Abstract
Obesity is an alarming public health concern and needs to be addressed promptly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sedentary lifestyle, changes in dietary intake and choice, culture, gender, climatic conditions and, lately, COVID-19 have contributed to obesity as a near epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Interventions targeting obesity includes lifestyle management, pharmacotherapy, and surgery. Lifestyle interventions qualify as firstline therapies. Diets include a low-fat diet, lowcalorie diet, low-carbohydrate diet, high-protein diet, and low-glycemic-index diet. Diet and exercise interventions can have a huge impact on weight loss. Pharmacotherapy is considered a treatment option at a later stage. Surgery is only for severely obese individuals. Above all, the government has to intervene and implement regulations and policies that can curb the incidence of obesity. This review aims to address obesity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, interventions to curb it, and the impact of COVID-19 on obesity.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; LOW-fat diet; HIGH-protein diet; PUBLIC health; LOW-carbohydrate diet; SEDENTARY lifestyles; EXERCISE therapy
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 8, p725
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2023.44.8.20220724