Cecilia Sala, who travelled to Tehran on December 13 on a journalist's visa and was arrested six days later, told her family she had been sleeping on the floor in a cell with the lights permanently on
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According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 and the Arab Burden of disease publication it had been found that obesity is the leading cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) in the UAE and the third leading cause of death.
Dr Altrabulsi from Zulekha Hospital had performed almost 60 fat loss surgeries since the launch of the bariatric surgery centre in September 2013 till June 1,2014.
He also said that he had seen obese patients as young as 18 years olds suffering from diabetes and hypertension.
As accentuated by the WHO, the problem of obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. It is responsible for the death of at least 2.8 million people.
Keeping all these fretful occurrences in mind we've come up with a few 'do-able' ways for you to lose weight at work. Take a look at what they are and don't just limit them to reading alone.
1. Be sure to chew some sugar-free gum
This may be considered as an extremely bad habit, but it certainly has some boggling health benefits. As shape.com suggests, chewing some gum is known to reduce stress which can prevent you from emotional eating. According to chewinggumfacts.com, this habit reduces one's craving for sugary and fatty foods, which will have you lose all that extra flab in no time.
What more, scientists have also found that chewing gum can have you burn at least 11 calories per hour and also improve your memory. Get a box-full to grace your work desk this very minute!
2. Laughter is the best medicine
Well it sure is, especially when it comes to attempts at trying to lose weight at work. Breaking into a laugh in the middle of a corporate meeting might just get you fired, but indulging in some at your desk might go a long way. As per the data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, you can burn up to 40 calories by laughing for about 10 to 15 minutes in a day.
So, remember to share that WhatsApp joke with your colleague during lunch today!
3. Fidgeting at workplace
Now this is something that you must have been seriously warned against at school, and more so by your parents. But there is no harm in fidgeting a little to stay fit, even if it means doing so at your desk. As per one of the studies conducted by the Iowa State University, it was found that people who tend to fidget a lot, move around or walk a little at work ended up burning an additional 300 calories compared to those co-workers who remained glued to their seats for long hours.
If only our class teachers were aware of this, we never would have spent those precious academic hours remaining punished in the school corridors.
Obesity facts by WHO (Recent global estimates)It was in 2014 that more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight and over 600 million people were obese.Secondly, about 13% of the world's adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) happened to be obese in 2014. |
| As per a statement published in the dailymail.co.uk, Dr Stuart Biddle, a Professor of Physical Activity & Health at Loughborough University says that simply by standing and walking for five minutes in every 30 of an eight-hour working day - an hour and 20 minutes a day, an average adult could burn over 2,500 calories over one month. Appallingly healthy isn't it? Dr Stuart Biddle also says that 'Even if you exercise for at least 30 minutes on most days, you are still storing up health problems from being sedentary too much. The message is clear - move more and sit less!' |
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