Diseases haunt a person from birth: healthy people do not exist, and the risk of developing chronic ailments increases significantly with age. And there are many of them, starting with diabetes and gastritis and ending with AIDS and chronic fatigue syndrome. Once, obesity and overweight were considered an inevitable consequence of the abundance of society. Today, their prevalence is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, and this is happening especially rapidly in urban areas. In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in average body weight among residents of the Persian Gulf States.
The countries of the Persian Gulf have similar cultural, political and geographical characteristics. These are rich states with a high standard of living and a significant GDP. The population is influenced by the Western lifestyle, including the culture of food processing. Semi-finished products and fast food are widespread here, and people do sports little and irregularly. A significant part of the population works in offices, leads a sedentary lifestyle. In these countries, people do not often walk, preferring to travel by car (Alghnam et al., 2021). Studies conducted in Saudi Arabia have shown that to a large extent, the critical indicators of obesity in women in this country are influenced by the fact that they do little sports. Very often, women do not have the opportunity to visit the pool and gym, although many of them would like to do it.
Evidence-based medicine successfully combines the individual clinical experience of doctors and optimal evidence obtained through a systematic analysis of clinical trials. A person lives in a world that is improving every day, and evidence-based medicine is one of the indicators of this improvement (Maresova et al., 2019). Its principles facilitate and increase the effectiveness of the practical work of a doctor, a health organizer, a specialist in the field of public health. If a person wants to get rid of the disease, he cannot rely on the opinions of individual outstanding scientists and public or political figures during treatment. Therapy, prevention, preservation, and strengthening of our health should be based on the principles of evidence-based medicine.
Healthcare professionals can introduce modern research into their clinical practice and environment for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of chronic diseases by carefully collecting a patient’s medical history. Medical professionals need to pay attention not only to the patient’s physical ailments and chronic diseases, but to his mental state. The research project helps to solve the problem by covering this topic (Maresova et al., 2019). With the help of this project, one can understand the importance of the issue under consideration. A research project may face certain difficulties and barriers since not all doctors want to study the mental state of patients thoroughly. Moreover, depression during chronic diseases may be confused with banal fatigue caused by the side effects of medications.
In conclusion, a person is considered to be fully responsible for his own physical activity and diet. However, there are other broader social and economic causes of obesity, such as marketing, climate, taxes, and the ability to purchase healthy food. It is important to consider the state as a whole, to investigate how much means of physical activity are available to different social groups and ages. The work should be carried out both with the younger generation and with families who form eating habits and attitudes to health. It is impossible not to take into account cultural traditions that can leave an imprint on the lifestyle and perception of one’s own body. Therefore, it is impossible to limit programs for improving the health of the population to promoting a healthy lifestyle, it is important to create favorable conditions for it and introduce the necessary research into practice.
References
Alghnam, S., Alessy, S. A., Bosaad, M., Alzahrani, S., Al Alwan, I. I., Alqarni, A.,… & Alfadhel, M. (2021). The association between obesity and chronic conditions: results from a large electronic health records system in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12361. Web.
Maresova, P., Javanmardi, E., Barakovic, S., Barakovic Husic, J., Tomsone, S., Krejcar, O., & Kuca, K. (2019). Consequences of chronic diseases and other limitations associated with old age–a scoping review. BMC public health, 19(1), 1-17. Web.