The economic burden of overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabia.

Jesse D MalkinDrishti BaidReem F AlsukaitTaghred AlghaithMohammed AlluhidanHana AlabdulkarimAbdulaziz AltowaijriZiyad Saeed AlmalkiChristopher H HerbstEric Andrew FinkelsteinSameh El-SahartyNahar Alazemi

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Even when limited to six diseases and a subset of total indirect costs, results indicate that overweight and obesity are a significant economic burden in Saudi Arabia. Future studies should identify strategies to reduce the health and economic burden resulting from excess weight in Saudi Arabia.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
mental health
body mass index
current status
weight loss
physical activity
case control
health information
weight gain
health promotion
body weight
climate change