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Obesity costing Saudi Arabia $19 billion per year: Study

Obesity costing Saudi Arabia $19 billion per year: Study

  • It could cost Saudi Arabia $78 billion per year by 2060 if ‘urgent action’ not taken
  • Kingdom has ‘among highest rates of adult and child obesity in the world,’ expert tells Arab News
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