The President of the Northern Technical University holds an extraordinary meeting with members of the University Council
2022-04-02
The Technical Institute is organizing a scientific symposium entitled (Professional Behavior)
2022-04-02Mosul Technical Institute organizes a scientific workshop on obesity – the disease of this age
Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Alia Abbas Ali Al-Attar, President of the Northern Technical University, and under the supervision of Assistant Professor Shahla Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Qader, Dean of the Mosul Technical Institute, the Nursing Technology Department organized a scientific workshop entitled “Obesity – Modern Disease” delivered by Prof. Dr. Rifai Yassin Hamid.
The workshop dealt with the phenomenon of obesity, its types, and causes. The workshop addressed that obesity – which is defined by the World Health Organization as an abnormal accumulation of excessive increase in the accumulation of fat in the body – represents a health risk to the body. She explained that obesity is currently among the top three causes of death.
The workshop made several recommendations, including:
- Eat 4-6 small meals a day.
- Avoid processed foods.
- Reducing sugars.
- Avoid saturated fats.
- Avoid fast food.
- Follow a vegetarian diet.
