In Dubai, the authorities are paying citizens to 2 grams of gold for every 1 kg lost weight Bashny.Net

Large-scale competitions sgonke weight for all zhelayuschih

this summer in Dubai held a competition for sgonke weight at which the participants promised to pay two grams of gold per kilogram of lost weight. This is the second competition of this kind, the first was organized by the Municipality of Dubai in the past year. Then in a match attended by more than 7,500 participants who were issued a total of 40 kilograms of gold, worth 1, 6 million dollars.

"This year, we gave preference to families, they get a double reward in comparison with the other participants without their families. Families can compete with children no younger than 14 years "- said on the official website of Dubai.

That is the family, taking part in competitions with their children, are able to receive not one, but two grams of gold per kilogram thrown.



This year's competition involved more than 28,000 residents of Dubai. It's funny, but a lot of requests to participate was rejected as it was found out that the children in the families of these members is not actually obese.

"Children need to consult a dietitian to confirm their suitability for participation in the competition", - said the coordinator of the campaign and the head of Dubai Municipality Walid Al Shaibani.

According to Gulf News, many participants stated that getting the gold was not their only motivation. According to 28-year-old Arifin Babu, an engineer from India, the ultimate goal was to lose weight and gain health. At the beginning of the competition that person weighed 91 kg, and its main goal was to lose 20 kg in 45 days.



A 31-year-old Jason Espenueva therapist from the Philippines, said he wanted to train rather than watch TV and eat at night.

"Obesity entails other diseases such as hypertension and diabetes," - said Munir Hamad, a doctor who works in Dubai. "This disease depends on lifestyle. In rich countries such as the UAE, people often use the car. They almost did not go, and do not exercise. We have to make them think. If we are now better able to inform the families of all the dangers that this will allow to reduce morbidity in the future ».

via factroom.ru