Saturday, February 23, 2013

[WATCH]: Diabetes cause for concern in Qatar

One in five people in Qatar has diabetes, as the growing rate is being blamed on unhealthy eating habits and a lack of exercise. Increasingly, young children in the Gulf country are getting the type of diabetes usually associated with adults; Type 2, which is linked to obesity. There is now obesity in the schools, with some estimates saying at least 40 per cent. Some doctors have proposed a more radical approach; weight-loss surgery for obese youngsters. Al Jazeera's Anu Nathan reports from

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