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Launch of Oman Obesity Briefing Book to raise awareness on obesity By: Times News Service The Ministry of Health recently launched the Oman Obesity Briefing Book . This important document has been developed as a collaboration between the National Diabetes and Endocrine Centre (NDEC), the Department of Non-Communicable Disease, the Department of Nutrition, the Oman Diabetes Association and Novo Nordisk, a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company. The launch took place through a Hybrid event, with a number of representatives, renowned health practitioners and industry leaders from the Ministry of Health in attendance. In his welcome address, H.E, Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi, Minister of Health, said, “Oman faces a growing rise in the burden of obesity among its population. More than half of the Omani population are now overweight or obese with 30% of the population having a BMI of more than 30. These figures showed a rise in the prevalence of obesity in Oman since the

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