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This 10 page paper discusses the problem of obesity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where overweight is a serious health challenge. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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UAE has brought with it many of the problems associated with developed nations, including a tendency toward obesity that is so marked it has become a cause of national concern.
This paper discusses the problem of obesity in the UAE. Discussion The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was established in 1971 and is a "federation of seven emirates" situated in the
"eastern Arabian Peninsula, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia" (Malik and Bakir, 2007, p. 15). There are a few oases and a long coastline, but most of the country is comprised
of a "flat coastal plain" that merges with "rolling sand dunes and the vast desert hinterland of Arabia" (Malik and Bakir, 2007, p. 15). A 1995 census put the population
of the nation at approximately 2.7 million, of whom the vast majority (80%) are foreign born (Malik and Bakir, 2007). According to a short article from the Middle East
Medical and Pharma Review, obesity is increasing "across all ethnic groups in UAE, and the increase is particularly severe among local Emirates" (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The
World Health Organization published figures in 2004 that showed "73 per cent of females and 66 per cent of males are overweight" in the UAE (Join the movement to tackle
obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United States, Turkey, Mexico and Egypt," in that order (Join the movement to tackle obesity,
2004). The movement referred to in the title of the article will attempt to educate the public about "small changes they can make in their daily lives which can have
big results" (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). Obesity is "one of the main health burdens in the UAE and it is largely determined by environmental and life-style factors"
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