Obesity - a growing problem in the Arabian Gulf
(14 Jul 2008) SHOTLIST
Dubai, UAE 15- 21 May 2008
1. Wide of sunbathers on Jumeirah Open Beach
2. Mid of sunbathers on Jumeirah Open Beach
3. Mid of beachgoers in the water
4. Mid pan right of traffic line up at lights on Al Wasl Road
5. Mid female pedestrian alone at a busy intersection as vehicles rush by
6. SOUNDBITE :(English) Georgia Lewis Editor, Middle East Men's Style
"This place is not a great place for exercise because it gets so hot for most of the year, everyone relies on cars, there's not much public transport so, you don't really walk many places. That is a very basic good way to keep yourself fit."
7. Mid of husband and wife descending a mall escalator
8. Mid of Movie goers outside the mall cinema
9. Mid Exterior of an abaya shop
10. SOUNDBITE :(English) Ahmad Mardini Salesman at Habayeb
"I am working here for five years. Always I sell abaya big size more than the large size."
11. Mid of UAE National husband and wife shopping
12. Mid of three UAE National boys buying dates from a woman at a mall kiosk
Dubai, 15 May, 2008
13. Wide of Dubai Health Care City building exterior.
14. SOUNDBITE :(English) Dr. Roberto Viel, Cosmetic Surgeon, London Centre For Aesthetic Surgery
"There is a correlation between excessive weight and excessive fat and cardiovascular disease, diabetes and all of these health related problems so the moment that we reduce the amount fat and weight we will have some benefit in the general health."
Dubai, 21 May, 2008
15. Wide of mall dinning area
16. Mid of food in deep fryer
17. Mid of completed dishes to be served to customers
18. Mid of dinners sitting at a table
Abu Dhabi, 21 May, 2008
19. Mid of sign "Imperial College London Diabetes Centre"
20. Wide of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre
21. Close of laboratory equipment at work
22. Mid of Lab technician entering data into a machine terminal
23. SOUNDBITE :(English) Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat, Medical and Research Director, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi
" One asks is it the lifestyle that is changed or is it a genetic problem? We don't really know. Our understanding is that it may be related to a genetic predisposition that is only activated that only comes into practice if someone changes their lifestyle."
24. Pan left across the laboratory showing Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat speaking with chief laboratory technician
25. SOUNDBITE :(English) Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat, Consultant Endocrinologist, Medical and Research Director, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi
"People used to be under nourished and under weight they were real challenges a few generations ago. The challenge now is the reverse, not to go too far along that spectrum, is to bring people back to their normal body weight."
26. Mid tilt up from monitoring machine showing technician and patient performing the test
27. Mid tilt down of a man rigged to a cardio monitor on a treadmill
28. Mid of nutritionist in consultation with female patient
29. Close of mock foods used for meal planning demonstration
30. SOUNDBITE :(Arabic) Jaber Naser Al Hammerdi, Patient at the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre
"I am a diabetic. This is the second time I have come to the centre. I come here and I bring my wife, she is a diabetic also. I have been coming here for a month and I'm feeling much better. The medication is working and the doctors and facilities are excellent."
Dubai - 21 May, 2008
31. Mid of ladies dressed in abayas arriving at ladies gym
32. Various of fast food restaurant sign alongside the image of a body builder
33. Wide of men training inside an exercise facility
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