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Obesity in Pakistan is a health issue that has effected concern only in the past few years. Urbanisation , fast food, changing lifestyles and the fact that traditional Pakistani Cuisine tends to be high in fat and sugar are among the root causes contributing to obesity in the country.
In this article, the author seeks to review the trends of major communicable diseases in Pakistan, outline the gaps of data availability and despite a plenty of literature available on research articles, the author points out that there are specific areas which lacks information on this topic and it clearly points out the issues faced by the ...
Pakistan has experienced an economic crisis as part of the 2022 political unrest. It has caused severe economic challenges for months due to which food, gas and oil prices have risen. As of 1 January 2025 Pakistan inflation rate was 4.1% lowest in 6.75 years. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused fuel prices to rise worldwide. Excessive ...
Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies (Urdu: پاکستانیات) is a peer-reviewed open access academic journal established in 2009, which covers research on Pakistan studies. [1] It is published triannually by the English Department of the University of North Texas [ 2 ] and is also sponsored by the American Institute of Pakistan ...
A study conducted by Ikram-ul-Haq of King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences to "explore the progress of social science research carried out by Pakistan", which was based on the "data retrieved from the Scopus database" and was concluded in November 2020, suggested that the journal had been one of the most "preferred source of publications" on the subject in Pakistan.
A fat tax aims to discourage unhealthy diets and offset the economic costs of obesity. A fat tax aims to decrease the consumption of foods that are linked to obesity. A related idea is to tax foods that are linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease. Numerous studies suggest that as the price of a food decreases, individuals get fatter.
Karachi the economic capital of Pakistan. Following the international credit crisis and spikes in crude oil prices, Pakistan's economy could not withstand the pressure, and on 11 October 2008, the State Bank of Pakistan reported that the country's foreign exchange reserves had gone down by $571.9 million to $7,749.7 million. [64]
Obesity in Pakistan is a health issue that has effected concern only in the past few years. Urbanisation and an unhealthy, energy-dense diet (the high presence of oil and fats in Pakistani cooking ), as well as changing lifestyles, are among the root causes contributing to obesity in the country.