Dr. Thamer Al-Shamri, head of the World Health Organization and Medicines Organization in the Middle East, has said that the number of diabetes patients in Saudi Arabia has increased in recent years.
According to Akaz newspaper, Al-Shamri highlighted the reasons for the increase in the number of diabetes patients and said, "One of the main reasons for this is poor diet, while lack of physical exercise and the practice of fast food restaurants." The trend of fast food has made obesity common in society.
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Al-Shamri said that the number of diabetic patients in Saudi Arabia is around 3.7 million.
Diabetes is a modern disease that is spreading worldwide. 20% of people aged 20 years and above are suffering from this incurable disease. In Saudi Arabia, the national economy is suffering a 15% loss due to this.
The number of people dying from diabetes is also increasing. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death.
According to the statistics released by the Saudi Ministry of Health, the rate of eradication among Saudi citizens is 59 percent. 28.7% of them are overweight. They have truly become fat. 31 percent are overweight. They are fifteen years old and above.
As far as child abuse is concerned, the proportion of pre-school children is 6%, while among school-going children the proportion of abuse is 9.3%. Statistics show that 60 percent of Saudis do not exercise at all.
According to the report of the World Health Organization, the number of people suffering from diabetes due to obesity is the highest in the whole world. In the Arab countries of the Gulf, the proportion of obesity has crossed the limit of 60%.
70% of men and 75% of women are obese in the country.
According to the official statistics of Saudi Arabia, the annual cost of treating obesity in the country is around 19 billion riyals.
