‘Fat camp’ planned to tackle Qatar’s youth obesity crisis

In an effort to help young Qataris who are struggling to lose weight, a British company has been commissioned to organize the nation’s first “fat camp,” starting next month.

MoreLife, which specializes in classes and camps to help prevent and treat obesity, has announced that it will run its first Qatar-based camp in January, as part of a five-year pilot program that is being funded by Qatar Foundation.

Researchers from Imperial College London and Qatar University will be analyzing the success of the camp after its first year, using a control group of 100 children not attending the course for comparison.

In recent years, the prevalence of obesity in Qatar has been accelerating, among both adults and children (with the country gaining the unenviable title of “the fattest country in the world” last year).

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‘Fat camp’ planned to tackle Qatar’s youth obesity crisis