Kuwait & obesity: what can you see from the city streets?
- Publisher:
- Informa UK Limited
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Cities and Health, 2022, 6, (3), pp. 460-464
- Issue Date:
- 2022-01-01
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Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in Kuwait, with the region recording the highest rate of adult obesity. Fast-food consumption is one of the contributors to this medical problem. This visual essay presents street views of the city affected by the obesity epidemic through photographs of fast-food displays. This essay aims to contribute to public health discussions by highlighting the association between exposure to fast-food advertising and increase in consumption of the targeted foods and beverages and subsequent modulation of dietary habits. In addition, this essay seeks to address the question of how public health campaigners and policymakers should regulate fast-food displays, installations, and advertisements in countries with prevalent obesity.
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