- Matter of fat: These are random pictures of overweight people taken in Dubai in the past week. Blame it on lifts, escalators, cars, valet parking, home-deliveries, long hours spent at work, in front of TV screens and computers, stress, fad diets, or lifestyle changes, the fact remains that the obesity time-bomb is ticking dangerously and could explode one day
Why do we gain so much weight when we come to Dubai?
It’s a question bugging many expats, even those who don’t overeat. Some say “there’s something in the water here”, while others blame the hot climate which “makes you lazy”.
First of all, people simply walk much less on a daily basis than back in their home country. Secondly, most of my patients have very stressful jobs, with prolonged working hours
Health experts, however, will tell you the answer is not so simple. Some reasons are personal, they say, while others stem from widespread lifestyle changes encountered by expats settling down in Dubai.
In fact, some causes ironically rest in dieting fads that eventually backfire, dieticians said, while others are seemingly as mundane as a home delivery call to your corner grocery – instead of walking it.
As residents grapple with bulging waistlines, the UAE has now been ranked as the world’s fifth heaviest country in a new report.
On average, every adult here consumes more than 3,000 kilocalories a day — about 500 more than the world average. The findings were revealed in the UK-based journal BMC Public Health in June.
It’s a question bugging many expats, even those who don’t overeat. Some say “there’s something in the water here”, while others blame the hot climate which “makes you lazy”.
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First of all, people simply walk much less on a daily basis than back in their home country. Secondly, most of my patients have very stressful jobs, with prolonged working hours
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In fact, some causes ironically rest in dieting fads that eventually backfire, dieticians said, while others are seemingly as mundane as a home delivery call to your corner grocery – instead of walking it.
As residents grapple with bulging waistlines, the UAE has now been ranked as the world’s fifth heaviest country in a new report.
On average, every adult here consumes more than 3,000 kilocalories a day — about 500 more than the world average. The findings were revealed in the UK-based journal BMC Public Health in June.
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