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200fils www .dt.bh Wednesda y, September 30, 2015 Issue No. 678 Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9 WHERE WE STAND? A strain on Bahraini Hearts According to recent statistics, poor lifestyle contributes to 13.4% deaths caused by heart disease. This is alarming enough for us to reconsider our way of life. However we have rounded up some other hard-hitting facts that prove Bahrainis need to put down that Fatburger and hit the treadmill now l Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of overweight, of whom 36% are obese. This was death in Bahrain. Obesity is one of the major risk factors significantly higher than the global average for obesity, which in 2008 stood at 12%. l In the last few years people in Bahrain have upped their calorie consumption with more than 70 per cent l Bahrain is gaining weight, of adults being either overweight or obese, which eating more junk food, counts for seven out of 10 people exercising less leading to physical inactivity increasing the l Among the younger generation, childhood obesity risk of heart disease and stroke by has reached an alarming level in the Arab Gulf states, 50%. This means that a significant including Bahrain with the prevalence of overweight number of the local population are and obesity among school children (14-18 years) in over the ideal body weight, the extra these countries ranging from 30% to 45% layers of fat putting a major strain on Bahrainis’ hearts l In 2007, the country had one of the highest rates of overweight and obesity in WHO Eastern l Moreover, obesity also contributes to the Mediterranean Region (after Kuwait and Saudi prevalence of related conditions such as such Arabia), with 33% of adults aged over 20 classified as as diabetes or cardiovascular diseases References: 1.
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