Posted on 12/29/2004 6:41:29 AM PST by shrinkermd
"...The belief that rotund women are more desirable as wives helps explain why much of the Arab world -- which stretches from the Persian Gulf in the east to Mauritania in North Africa -- is experiencing an explosion of obesity. About half of women in the Middle East are overweight or obese, according to the United Nations' World Health Organization.
In some communities, many of which were nomadic until a few decades ago, oil wealth has dramatically improved living standards. The resulting urbanization has introduced some Western habits: high consumption of sugar, fat and processed foods and more sedentary lifestyles.
"...In Bahrain, 83% of women are obese or overweight, according to International Obesity Task Force, a London-based think tank that tries to persuade countries to tackle the problem. In the United Arab Emirates the figure is 74%; in Lebanon it is 75%, the groups says. By comparison, about 62% of American women are overweight or obese. The prevalence of childhood obesity in the Middle East has risen rapidly in recent years and diabetes is spreading across the region, according to WHO.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
I excerpted of interest items in the article there was considerable anecdotal discussion of Arabs force feeding their female children to make them obese.
Yeah, I've noticed that when I was in the M.E.
They dig the big un's.
File THAT under: Better them than me!
To quote Garret Morris: "Uhh.. I like the women with a big butt. Uh.. you know,
something you can hold onto and hit with a car antenna..."
I bet it has something to do with low self-esteem.
Babba's got BACK!.......
They all want rear ends like J-Lo
And maybe it also has to do with the fact that you're not allowed to do anything except sit in the house and eat.
BULLSEYE.
Better to keep them fat, ignorant, and housebound. The truth of Islam oozes out.
I'm surprised BUBBA KLINTOON hasn't taken up residency there yet. He likes em FAT!
One thread where no one should post a pic.
There is no provision for spandex under sharia law.
I'm beginning to think that is my place to be, since I'm short, fat and bald. I'll look for burka's on ebay.
If your metablosim is slow and you retain weight, you can better survive in a desert climate. Its just some ingrained survival mechanism, middle Eastern unconciously look for women who will survive the climate
If your metablosim is slow and you retain weight, you can better survive in a desert climate. Its just some ingrained survival mechanism, middle Eastern unconciously look for women who will survive the climate
Then that would be, Bubba's got BACK!......
What? Say it aint so, I thought only americans were overwieght from our fast food lifestyle. Nah the media cant be wrong.
Could be they eat because they're depressed.
booked
Ping!
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