Obesity is on the rise in Saudi Arabia and it is pretty alarming for a country where strict dietary norms have been observed for several centuries. In the year 2007, Saudi Arabia ranked 29th on the Forbes’ list of the fattest countries with over two-thirds of all Saudi Arabians considered obese for having exceeded the Body Mass Index (BMI) threshold of 25.
Cranberries are among the top foods with proven health benefits, and the majority of health professionals believe there is a clear link between a diet high in fruit and vegetables and low risk of chronic disease.
As children, we were made to believe that our brains remain static, once they have been programmed and fed information or exposed to the necessary knowledge or language during childhood. Another misconception is that when we are young, our brains are capable of learning and developing, but after a certain age, our mental faculties automatically decline, get wasted and shut down. An old Arabic saying was drilled into my head as a child. It says: “While childhood learning is like engraving on stone, adulthood learning is like writing on sand.” It sounds plausible, because we see older people around us rapidly declining physically and mentally.
Sometime you might find yourself in a position to render help to a sick or injured person. In such case, it is important to ask the following questions: Are there any immediate dangers to you, the victim or others who may be standing around? What has caused the injury or illness to the victim? How many victims are there that need assistance?
JEDDAH: The Indian Fraternity Forum have organized a three-monthlong campaign to promote health consciousness among expatriates, who expose themselves to health risks due to their sedentary lifestyle.
At this time of year, we all have a wonderful opportunity to make a fresh start and renew our commitment to our priorities. But in order to move forward and get things done, it is important to start from an organized and efficient base.
Girls who ate frequent meals and snacks put on less weight and gained less on their waistlines over a decade than those who only ate a couple of times a day, according to a US study.
Many believe that exercise is only for athletes and for sport competitions and tournaments. They do not realize that exercise is an important aspect of a healthy lifestyle.
ATLANTA: New research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems, many can safely wait 15 years to have another one, the study suggests.
Indian doctors have reported the country’s first cases of “totally drug-resistant tuberculosis,” a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease.
Computers are a necessary part of life. Individuals look at computer screens from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to sleep. Not only are computers being used professionally, recreational use has grown tremendously as well with the popularity of social sites like Facebook. With this increase in computer use, eye fatigue is a common and expected side effect. Why does eye fatigue occur?
JEDDAH: Chairman of the Saudi Consumer Protection Association (CPA) Nasser Al-Tuwaim told Arab News that the society was putting pressure on the concerned agencies to introduce a regulation to display the calorie content of meals offered on the menus of restaurants as well as on the price list of food stores.
JEDDAH: According to experts, obesity will be a threat to Saudi and other societies in the near future. Junk food and the trend of eating out most of the time are the main reasons for obesity. Studies indicate that in Saudi Arabia, 50 percent of six-year-old children and 80 percent of teenagers are overweight.
The most popular food items among children of all ages are chips and soft drinks, which they consume almost daily. They like to eat fast food, whether they are at home or out.
Here is a question we all ask ourselves: which diet is the best way to achieve an ideal weight? Weight loss comes with method, technique and a suitable diet.
The Gulf countries have some of the worst records for diabetes in the world and as rates for diabetes soar, it is worth mentioning that it is all nationalities that are affected.
Our ancestors, millenniums ago, walked or ran daily over seven to eight kilometers a day without assigning special hours to physical training in gyms and sports clubs or running or jogging outdoors or in parks.
From the dawn of time, people have indulged in personal beautification.
NEW YORK: In a reminder of how much a once-heralded area of cancer research has crumbled, a former Duke University oncologist and his colleagues have issued their eighth study retraction.
BEIJING: The Health Ministry ordered unapproved stem cell treatments stopped Tuesday as China tries to bring under control its growing but loosely regulated industry.
Did you brush your teeth?” is a speech drill most children are used to hearing from their parents. But that’s not all. Are you really helping your child understand healthy habits and practices to ensure them good oral health in the long run?
I am a physical therapist who advocates physical education to be an integral part in every school curriculum. During my childhood, I was fond of going to the gym and even playing soccer. Physical education was a subject taught in my school, so I was given a chance to participate in different kinds of sports. And in my present daily work routine, exercise is an important part of treatment in rehabilitating patients. Physically, emotionally and mentally I can see the benefits from exercise.
Fast food refers to food that can be prepared and served quickly. Fast food restaurants usually have a walk-up counter or drive-through window where you order and pick up your food.
In an emergency situation, it is important to remember that remaining calm can be the best care you can provide to an injured person. Once the initial shock of an injury passes, you can focus on giving life-saving care to the sick or injured.
George Bernard Shaw had once said: “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.” I have no doubt that these words must have echoed in the minds of all who attended the food festival in Riyadh, launched by the Saudi Commission of Tourism and Antiquities.
MAKKAH: Physical education and exercise are lacking greatly in private and government schools for boys. There are no morning exercise routines, nor is there any importance given to scheduled exercise classes. According to education specialists and social workers, as well as students, this is due to several reasons. They said the most important is the lack of communication and coordination between education authorities and those who are supposed to implement physical education in schools, usually the teaching bodies, who have allegedly shown a lack of interest in encouraging students to practice their athleticism in their schools.
The radiotherapy center at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam has recently earned the International Atomic Energy Agency’s TLD certificate. The award was presented to the hospital after the successful completion of a series of tests to confirm both the calibration and quality of the used devices in radiotherapy. With the obtained certificate, the hospital has the first qualified radiotherapy center to provide its services in the Eastern Province.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.
