Biography
Biography: Muneera Q Al-Mssallem
Abstract
Obesity is a chronic condition that has been found to be associated with habitual eating patterns and lifestyle. The recent dramatic modification in Saudi diet in particular, modifying the type of carbohydrates content of the diet, was behind the most health problems. This study investigates both, the relationship between consumption of traditional Saudi foods and prevalence of obesity, and the effect of consumption traditional Saudi foods on losing weight. The results have revealed that 28% of subjects were overweight or obese, and 70% of subjects usually consume the traditional Saudi foods. There was a significant inverse correlation between the BMI and the consumption of these traditional Saudi foods (p=0.003). The second part of the study on obese and overweight participants has shown that 4% of weight reduction has been achieved within 6 weeks on low glycaemic index traditional foods. In conclusion, dietary advice should be givento consume the healthy traditional food in order to overcome and diminish the occurrence of health problem escalation.