The anti-fat fatwa is not a joke for buffet lovers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi cleric Saleh al Fawzan has decided that all-you-can-eat buffets are against Sharia (Islamic) law, unappetizing news for Muslims devoted to bargain dining deals!
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Saudi Arabia HungerStation: Fast-food Convenience or Obesity Enabler?
HungerStation.com in Saudi Arabia is a new online platform where customers can order food from a lengthening list of restaurants for delivery right to their doorstep. Wildly successful, the service has experienced a 500% increase in daily traffic since their launch last November, and is signing on new food chains at an impressive clip.
Egypt Has Highest Rates of Early Onset Colorectal Cancer – Internet Fast-food, Pesticides?
A new study adds to a small body of research, through which a picture is emerging: colorectal cancer, commonly known as colon cancer, strikes younger people in Egypt far more frequently than it does in Europe or the US, making it much more lethal and socially destructive.
Saudi Arabia’s Fast Food Boom is Finger Lickin’ Awful
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) fast food market is expected to reach $4.5 billion in gross sales by 2015, driven by growing demand from its young, western-influenced population, higher disposable incomes, and new financing arrangements, according to a report by Euromonitor, a leading analyst of global markets.Western coffee chains are less about catching a […]
Fast Food Causing Increase in Colon Cancer in Cairo
Egyptians are seeing soaring rates of colon cancer and obesity. Researcher links this to a change in diet.