As part of its fight against obesity, the Dubai Municipality decided to donate thousands of dollars to residents who would lose at least two kilograms during the month of Ramadan.
In Dubai, extra pounds are worth gold! During this month of Ramadan, and as part of its fight against obesity, this rich Gulf country has decided to put its inhabitants on a diet. How? ‘Or’ What ? For Hussein Lootah, director general of the municipality of Dubai, the principle of this campaign is very simple, lose weight and you will be rewarded, reports The National, a daily newspaper from the United Arab Emirates.
The rules of the game are clear, those wishing to participate will have to be weighed in public parks in Dubai, for the first time this Friday, then again on August 16. They will receive on this occasion advice from nutritionists and doctors to help them lose weight, but will have to commit not to have recourse to “unhealthy methods”, specifies the press organ. The future winners who must have lost at least two kilos, can then participate in a draw. The first three in the lottery will each win a gold coin worth 20,000 dirhams (approximately $ 5,400). The others will share rewards worth a total of 200,000 dirhams ($ 54,000).
But this challenge is not the easiest in this month of fasting for Muslims. Indeed, if during Ramadan, the faithful abstain from eating and drinking during the day, they make up for it in the evening. Some overeat to make reversals. This diet, which promotes weight gain, is not recommended by nutritionists.
However, in the end, it seems that Emiratis don’t need Ramadan to gain weight. According to a study from the recently published Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Arab Emirates has one of the highest obesity rates in the world. 33.7% of the adult population is considered obese! What twists the idea that Americans are the biggest …
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