American Univesity of Beirut

​The following links concern Obesity in the Arab world. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. To suggest additional links or tell us if a link is broken, please write to us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb​

Centers and institutes

• World Obesity Federation 
  

Conferences

• Obesity in the Arab World, 28-31 May 2014 (Sofia, Bulgaria) 
  
• المؤتمر العربي الرابع للسمنة والنشاط البدني. 18- 20 شباط، 2014 (الكويت، الكويت) 
  

Data & Statistics

• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (WHO): Health risk factors: Obesity among women 
  
• Overweight / Obesity: Obesity (body mass index = 30) by country (WHO)
  

Maps

• Mean Body Mass Index (BMI) (WHO)
  
• World : Prevalence of obesity, ages 20+, age standardized: Both sexes, 2008 (WHO)
  
• World : Prevalence of insufficient physical activity, ages 15+, age standardized: Males, 2008  (WHO)
  

 Publications

• Obesity (WHO EMRO)