Obesity and car crashes are two of the biggest problems facing young people in Oman, The National reported Monday (March 8th). The regional UNICEF chief, Sigrid Kaag, said that a poor diet is leading to an epidemic of obesity beginning in children under age five. About 13% of children show signs of stunted growth as a result of malnourishment. Still, mortality rates for children younger than five years old have dropped by more than 60% from 1990 to 2008. Kaag said UNICEF can assist the sultanate "in the emerging areas of childhood obesity, road traffic accidents and preventable injuries."
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قرينية منوره صحم
2011-3-7
Today’s youth and this generation only care about food, but they must preserve their health.
2010-12-9
This is a very good topic. The Omani youth suffer from obesity; however, I see that this problem is not rampant in comparison with the neighboring countries.
إسماعيل
2010-6-17
There are many reasons humans gaining weight; it may be because of their willingness, or it may be beyond their control. There are those who become overweight and obese, and that is a disease as defined by science, because of the difference and irregularity of hormones, thus the imbalance in hormones in the human body sometimes leads to the gaining of weight and obesity, which cannot be fought then. The person must be subjected to continuous treatment and examination by specialized doctors in order to preserve the balance of his hormones. But for another person, the reason may be his own doing; he may not possess the courage and strength to stop the practices that caused his obesity and the increase in his weight. He may be abnormally extravagant in eating, and he may also be eating rich meals, and it makes no difference to him if he is eating these meals during the day or night. This is the reason for gaining weight, because he is eating fatty things abnormally and excessively, so he will be affected with obesity, as well as accumulate fat around the heart, which may shorten his life and cause him suffocation and heart problems. All of these serious illnesses are due to obesity and overweight.