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Overweight and Obesity in Saudi Arabia

Published on Jul 27, 2022

World Bank Publications

Overweight and obesity constitute a major global epidemic that has grown substantially. They are particularly alarming in Saudi Arabia, where more than half of the adult population is overweight and one out of five people are obese. Additionally, the prevalence of all noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)--such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers--has increased substantially in recent decades, and today they are the leading cause of disability and death in the country. While the causes of overweight and obesity are complex and numerous, several innovative and multisectoral evidence-based interventions are emerging globally. Saudi Arabia has already embarked on the design and implementation of several such interventions and is committed to further expanding and scaling up such efforts in order to meet national goals and achieve results. This book builds on this work by laying out the remaining challenges while highlighting the opportunities lying ahead. The book provides new evidence and analysis on ob

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Overweight and Obesity in Saudi Arabia

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8A.5 Example of UK multiple traffic light front-of-package labeling

Annex 8A: Case studies of countries with integrated and systems-based strategies Annex 8B: Examples of applied or recommended nutrient

8.7 Stage 2: Increase the intake of healthy foods in Saudi Arabia 8A.2 Complete set of black seal labels that might be applied on front-of-package

8A.3 Example of campaign among public health advocates in support of Mexico’s front-of-package labeling regulation 8A.4 Example of cereal before (left) and after (right) Chile’s food labeling and

labeling for Mexico based on product characteristics

marketing law

8A.1 Example of campaign material by advocates for the sugar-sweetened beverages tax to fund drinking fountains in schools

Applying a Saudi-specific NPM for transforming the food system

8.6 Stage 1: Reduce the intake of unhealthy foods in Saudi Arabia

approaches

in Saudi Arabia and Chile

References

healthy diets

per capita per day), 2010–19

products

Conclusions

reformulation in Saudi Arabia

7.5 Saudi Arabia’s voluntary traffic light label, 2018

7A.2 Examples of different tax designs and evidence on their effectiveness

Key lessons learned from global experiences

7.3 Trends in carbonated drink volume per capita sales (liters), 2010–18

Obesity-prevention policies and their effectiveness evidence

References

of COVID-19

Conclusions

Summary and conclusions

The impact of obesity on COVID-19

References

Estimating the economic burden using the economic growth approach method

Estimating the economic burden using the value-of-a-statistical-life method

obesity

method

Annex 4B: Supplementary details for intervention assumptions

5.2 Direct medical costs attributable to overweight

Key messages

Results

risk factors

Methods

References

and obesity

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Socioeconomic and cultural influences

Dietary behaviors contributing to overweight and obesity Physical inactivity as a risk factor in the development of overweight

ages 5–9 years, by sex, 1975–2016

2 Engagement of men and women in sufficient physical activity in