Obesity exacts heavy price in Saudi Arabia
(AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070210/hl_afp/saudihealthobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070210/capt.sge.rbo31.100207202228.photo00.photo.default-512x386.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=QDEX0GVlhiVtxepjc5ZXuA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Women walk outside a shopping mall in Riyadh. Almost one in five Saudis suffer from obesity, costing the country more than three billion dollars a year, a top medical official said in remarks published.(AFP/File/Bilal Qabalan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Almost one in five Saudis suffer from obesity, costing the country more than three billion dollars a year, a top medical official said in remarks published.</p><br clear="all"/>