Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: a review of the recent literature

M Abdulaziz Al Dawish, A Alwin Robert… - Current diabetes …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Saudi Arabia ranks the second
highest in the Middle East, and is seventh in the world for the rate of diabetes. It is estimated …

[HTML][HTML] Physical inactivity in Saudi Arabia revisited: A systematic review of inactivity prevalence and perceived barriers to active living

HM Al-Hazzaa - International journal of health sciences, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Saudi Arabia has recently witnessed enormous economic growth accompanied
by undesirable lifestyle behaviors, along with an associated increase in non-communicable …

Epidemiology of abnormal glucose metabolism in a country facing its epidemic: SAUDI‐DM study: 一个国家面临的糖代谢异常的流行病学研究: SAUDI‐DM 研究

K Al‐Rubeaan, HA Al‐Manaa, TA Khoja… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
摘要背景: 沙特阿拉伯是一个正处于社会与经济快速变化时期的国家, 这导致糖代谢异常的患病
率急剧上升. 这项研究的焦点是特定年龄段的糖尿病与空腹血糖受损的患病率以及预期的危险 …

Physical activity, sedentary behaviors and dietary habits among Saudi adolescents relative to age, gender and region

HM Al-Hazzaa, NA Abahussain, HI Al-Sobayel… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Few lifestyle factors have been simultaneously studied and reported for Saudi
adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to report on the prevalence of …

Obesity and public health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

E DeNicola, OS Aburizaiza, A Siddique… - Reviews on …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Overweight and obesity are now a global epidemic, with more than one in five people
qualifying as obese worldwide. These conditions are accompanied by excessive rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Obesity in gulf countries

S ALNohair - International journal of health sciences, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Globally obesity has reached to epidemic proportions, and the people of the Gulf countries
have also affected, especially high-income, oil-producing countries. The prevalence of …

Type II diabetes mellitus in Arabic‐speaking countries

M Badran, I Laher - International journal of endocrinology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The global epidemic of diabetes has not spared the Arabic‐speaking countries, which have
some of the highest prevalence of type II diabetes. This is particularly true of the Arab Gulf, a …

Obesity in Arabic‐speaking countries

M Badran, I Laher - Journal of obesity, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions throughout the globe, and this has also impacted
people of the Arabic‐speaking countries, especially those in higher‐income, oil‐producing …

Trends of fast food consumption among adolescent and young adult Saudi girls living in Riyadh

NA ALFaris, JZ Al-Tamimi, MO Al-Jobair… - Food & Nutrition …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background Saudi Arabia has passed through lifestyle changes toward unhealthy dietary
patterns such as high fast food consumption. Adolescents and young adults, particularly …

Health care and nursing in Saudi Arabia

A Aldossary, A While, L Barriball - International nursing review, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: This paper reviews healthcare provision in Saudi Arabia and the development of
nursing together with its current challenges. Background: Health care in Saudi Arabia is …