Obesity Burden and Impact of Weight Loss in Saudi Arabia: A Modelling Study.

Saleh A AlqahtaniHussain Abdulrahman Al-OmarAli AlshehriAbdulmohsen AbanumayHana AlabdulkarimAli AlrumaihMahmoud S EldinVolker Schnecke

Published in: Advances in therapy (2023)

Sustained weight loss could significantly alleviate the burden of obesity-related complications in Saudi Arabia. Adopting obesity reduction as a major policy aim, and ensuring access to support and treatment should form an important part of the transformation of the healthcare system, as set out under 'Vision 2030'.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
public health
healthcare
high fat diet induced
glycemic control
mental health
body mass index