More than 400 government employees are on their way to getting healthy
Kuwait, March 01, 2010 - Gethealthykuwait.com, Kuwait's largest initiative for better nutrition and weight management, today announced it provided free on-the-spot tests and consultations to 412 government employees to date after its visit to Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation in Dasma, bringing the overall total of individuals consulted by gethealthykuwait.com to 3194 since the launch of the campaign in June 2009.
Gethealthykuwait.com's visit to Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation is part of the campaign's series of visits to private businesses, public centers, schools, and government sectors, which aims to spread obesity awareness and promote healthy living in the community. Gethealthykuwait.com team of expert nutritionists from Diet Care and Taiba Hospital, the founders of the campaign, provide every individual the opportunity to take free on-the-spot cholesterol and glucose tests, weight analysis, and free private nutritional consultations.
Gethealthykuwait.com Chief Nutritionist and Diet Care Operations Manager, Sami Al Bader said: "Gethealthykuwait.com looks after the national health interest of Kuwait through weekly multidimensional outreach efforts, and an integral part of the initiative is empowering government employees, who work daily for the interest of our community. Our weekly visits, like the one to Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation, provide each individual the opportunity to improve their own health, the health of their family and friends by taking the first step to betting their lifestyle and therefore contributing to bettering the health of the community."
Gethealthykuwait.com's Head of Testing and Taiba Hospital's Chief Operating Officer, Rashed Al Fadala said: "We thank Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation for opening its doors to gethealthykuwait.com in order to reach out to more government employees. Obesity is not only a major problem, it is also a major challenge, especially in Kuwait. When more than 80 per cent of Kuwait suffers from being overweight, then the solution is about providing solutions and preventative methods. With our visit to Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation, we empowered government employees to take the immediate step in changing their lifestyle."
Gethealthykuwait.com's team has visited over 20 locations and helped 250 people lose 1221 kilograms of fat in 6 months. In its first cycle, gethealhtykuwait.com announced Ivan Kristovic as the person who lost the highest percentage of body weight at 8.8 per cent, after following the initiative's 28 day program. The cycle 2 winner was Nawaf Al-Thabian, who lost 32 kilograms in 3 months, an equivalence of 18.9 per cent of his body weight.
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ABOUT GETHEALTHYKUWAIT.COM
Started in June 09, Gethealthykuwait is a community initiative funded by Diet Care and Taiba hospital to provide every individual in Kuwait the opportunity for free on-spot health testing, and free nutritional consultation by expert dietitians from Diet Care, the leading provider of diet and nutrition services in Kuwait, and Taiba Hospital, the leading independent hospitals in Kuwait.
Manned by a team of expert dietitians, Gethealthykuwait.com conducts weekly visits to offices, schools, and malls offering on-spot testing and consultation. In each of these visits, the gethealthykuwait.com team will offer free cholesterol tests, blood sugar level tests, weight assessments and free consultation.
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