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Fight against flab can turn deadly By Faten Omar KUWAIT: Obese people try to engage in sports, cut down on calories or eat healthily to lose weight. But when noth- ing works out, they will try anything, and “weight loss pills” and “fat burning” drugs may be the answer. Last week, a young female citizen died after consuming slimming pills she obtained through a social media website. Salwa Amer, 28, a housewife, has tried every slimming drug in the market to get in shape. “I have tried a lot of slimming drugs and most of them are fake. I did not lose weight nor burned any fat as they claimed. I think they just fill those pills with dust! One day, I felt excruciating pain in my kidney and I ended up spending several days in the hospital. Thank God I survived,” she said. Amer particularly warned against pills from China. “Unauthorized imported medicines raise blood pressure and cause dizziness. If anyone wants to use slimming drugs, they should buy it from a pharmacy and ask their doctors first. There are five types of drugs that are given to healthy people to curb their appetites and burn fat, but in my opinion, and from what I have been through, I think the best answer is drinking a lot of water, eating less and eat- ing healthy. The problem is we get bored after a while, and this is when we get into trouble,” she added. Online sellers Kuwait Times searched for sellers of weight loss pills popular on Instagram and Facebook to tell us more about the drugs. A saleswoman at a company selling slimming drugs and health products online, who refused to provide her name, said: “We only sell imported products approved by the law and we have a company here in Kuwait. Also, we have a WhatsApp group to follow up on our customers.” She had some advice for customers. “They should not buy anything that looks suspicious. The medicines must be authorized and approved by the ministry of health. One should know that if a slimming drug has a lot of chemical components, it will affect the body in a bad way. Everyone must read the label and make sure it contains natural ingredients,” she said. Meanwhile, the Consumer Protection Department of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry warned that it can- not protect customers who buy slimming pills from web- sites or social media even if they were tricked into buying the fake products or experience adverse side effects. In such cases, they recommend the person to go to the police and charge the vendor with scam. LOCAL WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 Nada taught me kuwait digest By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh N ada was a girl in her early twenties suffer- ing from a terminal illness. Nada, who was a blossoming flower, was not expecting this plight. Her peers, loved ones and friends went on with their normal lives and continued their education and entertainment, but Nada’s life changed. Nada experienced excruciating pain that can- not be borne by the strongest of men, and went through symptoms that if distributed to a group of happy people, would turn their happiness into tearful misery. I felt pity for her at the time of her diagnosis because I know the development of this disease. The disease relapsed and returned, and the struggle lasted long between sickness and health, and during each stage of it, Nada taught me. More than 40 years, thousands of life experi- ences and tens of thousands of book pages sepa- rate me from her. Despite all these differences, Nada taught me that any affliction is a grace from Allah if it is combined with patience. She taught me the most beautiful smile comes from where suffering is created. She taught me that the hours of satisfaction are the true age of the human being. How can a girl child, or a child girl, have such ability to bear all these pains, anxieties and fears while smiling and not complaining. Did Nada carry a message for us all? If so, I quote part of her message to you. For you who think your life is a lasting heaven and permanent shade, you are all wrong. You - who when facing any plight panic and die before death - are ignorant. You - who are like smoke, ris- ing above others - are inept. You all will disappear and the additional years you lived more than oth- ers will not benefit you. There only remains what Allah wrote about you, and what you will see in front you on Judgment Day. It is the scale of eternity that never deprives anyone from justice. All that was person- ified by that child, and made it a fact we saw in all her moves. She taught us all practical lessons we had only read about. Finally, Nada died, after spreading the values of patience among all those who knew her. So, who was better for life - that child, or those who leave daily without a trace? KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) announced that it was honored by the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) for its support of the College’s graduation ceremony for ‘Training Colleges and Special Courses’, which was held under the patron- age of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al- Ahmed Al-Sabah. ABK’s Chairman, Talal Behbehani received PAAET’s senior management, including the General Director, Dr Ahmed Al-Athari, Dean of Student Affairs, Dr Khalifa Behbehani and Acting Deputy General Manager for Training Affairs, Hasan Al-Zanki, at the Bank’s Head Office. Behbehani emphasized on the Bank’s commitment to supporting Kuwait’s youth and the education sector, as it makes up an integral part of the Bank’s CSR strate- gy. Behbehani said, “ABK is proud to be a supporter of the PAAET and a strong advocate of youth and educa- tion in Kuwait. ABK has invested a great deal in this area, mainly through its educational platform; ‘ABK Academy’, which equips young students and job seekers with the necessary training to successfully take on a job within the private sector in general, and in the banking sector, in specific.” Behbehani thanked the senior management of PAAET for honoring ABK and wished them continu- ous progress and success. PAAET General Director, Dr Athari recognized the Bank’s ongoing contributions and thanked ABK for the effective role it plays in this sector. For more information on Ahli Bank of Kuwait please visit www.eahli.com, con- tact an ABK representative via ‘Ahli Chat’ or contact a customer service agent via ‘Ahlan Ahli’ at 1899899. ABK honored by PAAET
Transcript of WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 LOCAL ABK honored by PAAETnews.kuwaittimes.net/pdf/2015/may/20/p05.pdf · I...
Fight against flab
can turn deadly
By Faten Omar
KUWAIT: Obese people try to engage in sports, cut downon calories or eat healthily to lose weight. But when noth-ing works out, they will try anything, and “weight loss pills”and “fat burning” drugs may be the answer. Last week, ayoung female citizen died after consuming slimming pillsshe obtained through a social media website.
Salwa Amer, 28, a housewife, has tried every slimmingdrug in the market to get in shape. “I have tried a lot ofslimming drugs and most of them are fake. I did not loseweight nor burned any fat as they claimed. I think they justfill those pills with dust! One day, I felt excruciating pain inmy kidney and I ended up spending several days in thehospital. Thank God I survived,” she said.
Amer particularly warned against pills from China.“Unauthorized imported medicines raise blood pressureand cause dizziness. If anyone wants to use slimmingdrugs, they should buy it from a pharmacy and ask theirdoctors first. There are five types of drugs that are given tohealthy people to curb their appetites and burn fat, but inmy opinion, and from what I have been through, I think thebest answer is drinking a lot of water, eating less and eat-ing healthy. The problem is we get bored after a while, andthis is when we get into trouble,” she added.
Online sellersKuwait Times searched for sellers of weight loss pills
popular on Instagram and Facebook to tell us more aboutthe drugs. A saleswoman at a company selling slimmingdrugs and health products online, who refused to provideher name, said: “We only sell imported products approvedby the law and we have a company here in Kuwait. Also, wehave a WhatsApp group to follow up on our customers.”
She had some advice for customers. “They should notbuy anything that looks suspicious. The medicines must beauthorized and approved by the ministry of health. Oneshould know that if a slimming drug has a lot of chemicalcomponents, it will affect the body in a bad way. Everyonemust read the label and make sure it contains naturalingredients,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Consumer Protection Department ofthe Ministry of Commerce and Industry warned that it can-not protect customers who buy slimming pills from web-sites or social media even if they were tricked into buyingthe fake products or experience adverse side effects. Insuch cases, they recommend the person to go to the policeand charge the vendor with scam.
LOCA LWEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015
Nada taught me
kuwait digest
By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh
Nada was a girl in her early twenties suffer-ing from a terminal illness. Nada, who wasa blossoming flower, was not expecting
this plight. Her peers, loved ones and friends wenton with their normal lives and continued theireducation and entertainment, but Nada’s lifechanged.
Nada experienced excruciating pain that can-not be borne by the strongest of men, and wentthrough symptoms that if distributed to a groupof happy people, would turn their happiness intotearful misery. I felt pity for her at the time of herdiagnosis because I know the development ofthis disease. The disease relapsed and returned,and the struggle lasted long between sicknessand health, and during each stage of it, Nadataught me.
More than 40 years, thousands of life experi-ences and tens of thousands of book pages sepa-rate me from her. Despite all these differences,Nada taught me that any affliction is a grace fromAllah if it is combined with patience. She taughtme the most beautiful smile comes from wheresuffering is created. She taught me that the hoursof satisfaction are the true age of the humanbeing. How can a girl child, or a child girl, havesuch ability to bear all these pains, anxieties andfears while smiling and not complaining. DidNada carry a message for us all?
If so, I quote part of her message to you. Foryou who think your life is a lasting heaven andpermanent shade, you are all wrong. You - whowhen facing any plight panic and die beforedeath - are ignorant. You - who are like smoke, ris-ing above others - are inept. You all will disappearand the additional years you lived more than oth-ers will not benefit you.
There only remains what Allah wrote aboutyou, and what you will see in front you onJudgment Day. It is the scale of eternity that neverdeprives anyone from justice. All that was person-ified by that child, and made it a fact we saw in allher moves. She taught us all practical lessons wehad only read about.
Finally, Nada died, after spreading the values ofpatience among all those who knew her. So, whowas better for life - that child, or those who leavedaily without a trace?
KUWAIT: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) announced that itwas honored by the Public Authority for AppliedEducation and Training (PAAET) for its support of theCollege’s graduation ceremony for ‘Training Collegesand Special Courses’, which was held under the patron-age of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah.
ABK’s Chairman, Talal Behbehani received PAAET’ssenior management, including the General Director, DrAhmed Al-Athari, Dean of Student Affairs, Dr KhalifaBehbehani and Acting Deputy General Manager forTraining Affairs, Hasan Al-Zanki, at the Bank’s HeadOffice.
Behbehani emphasized on the Bank’s commitmentto supporting Kuwait’s youth and the education sector,as it makes up an integral part of the Bank’s CSR strate-gy. Behbehani said, “ABK is proud to be a supporter ofthe PAAET and a strong advocate of youth and educa-tion in Kuwait. ABK has invested a great deal in this area,mainly through its educational platform; ‘ABK Academy’,which equips young students and job seekers with thenecessary training to successfully take on a job withinthe private sector in general, and in the banking sector,in specific.” Behbehani thanked the senior managementof PAAET for honoring ABK and wished them continu-ous progress and success.
PAAET General Director, Dr Athari recognized theBank’s ongoing contributions and thanked ABK for theeffective role it plays in this sector. For more informationon Ahli Bank of Kuwait please visit www.eahli.com, con-tact an ABK representative via ‘Ahli Chat’ or contact acustomer service agent via ‘Ahlan Ahli’ at 1899899.
ABK honored by PAAET
