Radio Nour Lebanese Minister of Health Jamil Jabbak launched the national awareness campaign on the dangers of obesity

The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Jamil Jabbaq, launched the national awareness campaign on the dangers of obesity under the slogan "Your health is not tolerated, lightened weight", in order to make light on the health risks badociated with obesity and on how to avoid them, especially because they are a major cause of many chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer

The campaign was jointly launched by the Ministry of Health, Novo Nordisk, the Association of Endocrinologists and the Lebanese Academy of Nutrition, at a press conference at the Ministry of Public Health in presence of the representative of the World Health Organization in Lebanon, Dr. Iman Al-Shankaiti, coordinator of the campaign of the Lebanese Society for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, Akram Shati. , Professor of Nutrition at the American University of Beirut, President of the Lebanese Association for Nutrition, Nihla Hula, Director of Public Affairs of Novo Nordisk Tawfiq Eid, Advisor to the Minister of Public Health, Mr. Mohammed Ayad, representatives of organizations and badociations participating in the Specialists campaign.

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"Parents bear a great responsibility for the way of life of our society," he said. "We know that three percent of children are obese, and that may be for genetic reasons, when all children are born with normal weight, and that changes gradually because of the lifestyle that leads to weight gain and weight loss. become obese as they grow up, "he said.

The Minister of Public Health regretted that "the education of children depends on their reward with sugars and fast foods filled with fat and fat, which leads to the acquisition of habits and traditions that can not be abandoned when they grow up to prefer unhealthy foods to health at home, and walk the path of obesity. "

"Obesity is a disease that causes premature death because it causes other diseases such as pressure, diabetes, heart disease and the majority of cancers, in light of scientific statistics confirming that Obese people are more likely to develop cancer. "

"We need to have a healthy diet with our children, keep them away from processed foods and encourage them to exercise rather than sitting in front of electronic devices," he said. . "In our towns and villages, despite the lack of sidewalks and high levels of pollution, there are many places to practice sports, especially walking, if the person really wants to." "Sport is the first bulwark against obesity and the catalyst for boosting immunity," he said.

Personal experience
The press conference began with a speech by the young man Hbadan Khadra on his personal experience of obesity, pointing out that he weighed very early 250 kg (250 kg) and that he lived the # 1 39, the most difficult experience that a teenager can have. He stressed that his life had completely changed: he had come out of the problem of obesity posed by specialists. He stated that his experience had taught him that the triumph of obesity was being achieved in solidarity among the members of society in order to prevent the spread of the disease from affecting a large part of the population.

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"The purpose of the launch is to point out that obesity is an age-old disease and leads to a reduction in life expectancy, as it leads to many chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus. type 2, hypertrophy of blood, high blood pressure, heart disease, arteries, respiratory diseases, diseases of the spine and joints, as well as mental illness and its negative impact on the reproductive health, with increased risk of certain types of malignant diseases. "

Eid
Eid pointed out that "obesity has given society and guarantors a lot of resources to correct and treat the resulting complications." He said: "The goal of the campaign is to agree on a roadmap for integrated management of obesity to its advantage for the health system and for the economy and for mainly the health of the Lebanese patient. "

Hula
In turn, Dr. Hula felt that the responsibility to reduce the increase in obesity was not only incumbent on the individual, but also on society as a whole, including in the world. school, at the university, at home and educators, and to define a national strategy of protection against obesity in Lebanon. He presented a presentation showing the percentage of obesity in Lebanon by age, as follows: The obesity rate between 0 and five is three points, three percent (3.3%), between 6 and 10 years: 16.1% (16.1%), The age of eleven and nineteen: Twelve points seven percent (12.7%), the proportion of those over twenty: twenty-eight and twenty-two percent (28.2%).

The national campaign will include the distribution of educational materials and field campaigns to measure body mbad index in several parts of Lebanon, where experts and experts will answer people's questions and give them advice on obesity.