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How Can You Joke About Diabetes? See Bassem Youssef s Latest Offering on TV Published January 24th, 2021 - 11:45 GMT
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Youssef’s latest TV project forms part of that mission.
Bassem Youssef is on a mission for the masses – and the topic is definitely no laughing matter.
For the Egyptian surgeon-turned-comedian – mainly known in the region for his standup and satire – is concerned with the serious health issues the Middle East is facing.
“The rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, are exploding (in this region) – the percentages were not this high 30, 40 years ago,” he tells Arab News. “I think we need to do something about it. We have been adopting the Western lifestyle of eating, and so we’re suffering from the same diseases now.
DUBAI: Bassem Youssef is on a mission for the masses – and the topic is definitely no laughing matter. For the Egyptian surgeon-turned-comedian – mainly known in the region for his standup and satire – is concerned with the serious health issues the Middle East is facing.
Joydeep Sen Gupta/Dubai Filed on January 21, 2021 | Last updated on January 24, 2021 at 10.02 am
Today, as a wellness crusader, Dr Bassem seeks to change dietary habits in the Arab world.
Dr Bassem Youssef, 46, had experienced a life-altering incident on September 15, 2013. The Egyptian surgeon-turned-political satirist-turned wellness crusader learnt about how one of his closest friends had recovered from multiple sclerosis, a degenerative nervous disorder, after shifting to plant-based food. “I was sold out on the idea, and I changed my eating habits overnight on September 15, 2013,” says Dr Bassem during his recent trip to Dubai to promote his new Arabic show Isa’al Bassem (Ask Bassem) on Asharq News, a pan-Arab 24x7 television network and digital platform. “The paradigm shift made an immediate difference to my wellness quotient.”