PodcastPodcast, Essential Middle East
How obese is the Middle East?
Essential Middle East discusses the rise of obesity in the region.
Published On 9 Mar 2023
The World Health Organization is warning that obesity is on the rise, not just in the Middle East but around the world. The WHO says obesity in children and adults is a public health concern in almost all regions of the world. An estimated 38.9 million children under five years old are moderately or severely overweight.
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In this episode:
- Joyce Moawad, teaching assistant of human nutrition at Qatar University
Episode credits:
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 executive producer is Omar Al Saleh and head of audio is Ney Alvarez. Our host is Sami Zeidan.
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Source: Al Jazeera