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In a study by the International Obesity Task Force in Egypt, nearly 80 percent of women in Egypt are overweight and 46.6 percent obese. In addition, more than 25 percent of children aged 4 years are overweight. In another study, the Diabetes Atlas survey, the incidence of diabetes in Egypt last year was 10.4 percent. These issues [...] The fourth and last phase of Dubai Municipality’s public health campaign under the slogan “Together for a healthier lifestyle” was held in the jogging track of Jumeirah Open Beach recently. The campaign addressed weighty matters like obesity and related diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure. Free check ups and consultations were offered by [...] Dubai Municipality will launch the third phase of the public health campaign under the slogan “Together for a healthier lifestyle”. This compaign’s main aim is to provide free medical check ups and consultations for practitioners of walking in the Mamzar Park at 5pm. The campaign will also address weighty matters like obesity and related diseases such [...] Philips Healthcare and the Catalonian Health Service (ICS) conduct a study, CARME (Catalan Remote Management Evaluation) preliminar results, that show significant benefits in the management of certain chronic diseases, thanks to telemedicine, an innovative technique that allows the continuous monitoring and a higher patient’s implication in the disease treatment. These results are presented during the [...] Obesity is defined as an excess accumulation of body fat. This excess accumulation is the result of a positive energy balance where caloric intake exceeds caloric expenditure. Recent evidence suggests that American adult men and women today consume, respectively, 116 and 112 more calories per day than in the mid 1970′s. [1] In a study of [...] A conference to mark World Diabetes Day was held on Saturday at the Lebanese University in Beirut to raise awareness about the disease and help prevent it. The conference dubbed “Diabetes Education and Prevention” was organized by the Health Ministry and the Lebanese Order of Physicians. It was part of the World Diabetes Day campaign [...] |
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