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 More than 60 percent of women in Pakistan are obese: Experts. On the occasion of World Obesity Day, awareness walks and seminars were organized across the country including Karachi. According to a recent study by experts, almost 60 percent of women in Pakistan are obese, including married and teenage girls. These views were expressed by gynecologists and other health experts while addressing the walk of women associated with the medical department outside Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi regarding World Obesity Day.

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Experts said that according to the research, 80 percent of women are overweight according to the Asian standard of obesity. The main reason for obesity among Pakistani women is a lack of regular exercise and the consumption of unhealthy food. Health experts urged Pakistani women to change their lifestyles and lose weight to avoid various deadly diseases.

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Professor Shabnam Nadeem of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital said that obesity in women increases the risk of many serious and fatal diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, breast cancer, POS, pregnancy problems, and many other fatal diseases. He said obesity adversely affects human health and shortens life expectancy while increasing the resulting financial burden on health care at the individual, national and global levels.

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He said that Pakistan is gripped by an obesity epidemic where about 88 percent of people are obese due to physical inactivity and consumption of unhealthy food. He urged all physicians treating women to advise women to eat a healthy diet and exercise daily and try to stay physically fit. He said that Pakistan is gripped by an obesity epidemic where about 88 percent of people are obese due to physical inactivity and consumption of unhealthy food.

 

He urged all physicians treating women to advise women to eat a healthy diet and exercise daily and try to stay physically fit. Referring to a recent study, he said that around 2500 people were examined in 11 cities in Pakistan and 88% of them, both men and women, were found to be obese.

Dr. Shaista Ahmed and Dr. Raheela Imtiaz also emphasized improving the quality of food for themselves and their families, not consuming fast food which is actually junk food, avoiding sugary drinks and instead Consuming healthy home-made foods and drinks that are low in sugar and fat.