Zayed University, Dubai, UAE.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2010 Jul;22(3 Suppl):60S-67S. doi: 10.1177/1010539510373127.
The countries of the Arab Gulf have experienced accelerated development and urbanization over the last 50 years. Changes in health have likewise been dramatic: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE now have some of the highest proportions of obese/overweight people in the world, with correspondingly high rates of chronic disease. In the UAE, particularly high rates of obesity/overweight have been reported among middle-aged Emirati women, but other problems relating to health and nutrition are starting to be identified in younger age groups as well. This article describes preliminary data from a project among young Emirati women in the UAE. This study examines how these women cope with the increased availability of fast food, changing work patterns, and evolving ideas about body image, "risk," and health within a larger context of increasing chronic disease and weight gain throughout the UAE.
过去 50 年来，阿拉伯海湾国家经历了快速的发展和城市化。健康状况同样发生了巨大的变化：科威特、沙特阿拉伯、巴林和阿联酋现在拥有世界上比例最高的肥胖/超重人群，相应地也有很高的慢性病发病率。在阿联酋，中年阿联酋妇女的肥胖/超重率尤其高，但在年轻人群中也开始出现与健康和营养有关的其他问题。本文描述了阿联酋一项针对年轻阿联酋妇女的项目的初步数据。本研究考察了这些妇女如何应对快餐供应的增加、工作模式的变化以及身体形象、“风险”和健康观念的变化，这些都处于阿联酋日益增多的慢性病和体重增加的大背景下。
