Committee set up for obese patients.THE Health Ministry has set up a medical committee in charge of patients suffering from obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. . Assistant under-secretary for hospital affairs issued an administrative decision in this regard. Chaired by the Salmaniya Medical Complex chief surgeon, it includes Dr Jassim Ibrahim Al Mihzaa, Dr Anwar Ibrahim Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (born August 10, 1947) is a former deputy prime minister and finance minister of Malaysia. Early in his career, he became a protege of the former prime minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohamad, but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Jamsheer, Dr Khalifa Khalifa (خليفة ẖalīfä) is Arabic for "stewardship" of nature and family, and is a key obligation of a Muslim. Mubarak bin Daina and Amina Yusif Al Awadhi. It will be in charge of defining criteria for selecting obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat people in need of surgeries in addition to purchasing medical equi-pment. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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