Diet Changes in Saudi Arabia

       '' Honey don't forget to take your insulin'' , '' we need to schedule an appointment with the dentist Ali's tooth is killing him again''. These phrases become part of the daily conversation in Saudi Arabia . Nowadays , it is really hard to find a Saudi family whose individuals do not suffer from diabetes , high blood pressure , heart diseases or obesity. The reason behind this is changes in food habit . According to a study the effect of media and economic renaissance are the main reason for changes in eating habit in our country.

Changing in Saudi Arabia's economy has played an effective role in changing diets in the country . After the economic renaissance in our country , individual's income has risen resulting in dependency and welfare which lead to bad diets . Nowadays , Saudies depend on maids , baby-sitter and transportation which has reduce their physical movement and increase their probability of infection by different diseases . In addition , the become more openable to the world and they start changing their tradition and culture as a result their eating habits have changed . Furthermore , the economic renaissance led to cultural awareness resulting in the average of tourism has risen . Today there is sort of culture melting in Saudi Arabia due to tourism . However , this culture melting has caused a huge variation in our food.

Moreover , media has contributed to this change in our food. They use fascinating commercial and posters to attract and grip consumers to unhealthy food. Also , they use attractive phrases to fascinate consumers. However, in my point of view , the best solution to reduce the risks of this problem is to increase the health awareness in school.