King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has intervened to help a man
who has become one of the heaviest people in the world.
The king ordered Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, who weighs 610kg
and is unable to move by himself, be transferred from the
Southern border province of Jazan to the country's capital
Riyadh to undergo treatment.
Pictures showed a fork-lift truck lifting Shaari in his bed. The
spokesman said he is aged between 18 and 20.
He will be treated at the King Fahd Medical City, and undergo a
series of dietary and physical programs in order to help him
lose weight, the spokesman said. Although surgery is not
scheduled at the moment, the Ministry of Health says it has not
been ruled out. Special beds and trolleys have been made for
him.
This case highlights how obesity is a growing problem in the
Gulf.
According to the U.N., Kuwait has the highest proportion of
obese adults in the Middle East, with 42.8% of its population
considered severely overweight. Saudi Arabia follows at 35.2%.
The growth of obesity in the region is also an economic
concern. According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, healthcare
spending across the Gulf will triple to $133.2 billion by 2018,
mainly as a result of lifestyle diseases.
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