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Health Concerns For BELIEVERS

Contemporary Issues
(Shahid Athar , M. D.)

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

"And when I am ill,
it is He Who cures me"
(The Holy Quran 26:80)

To my patients
15,000 of them in 25 years
whom I thank for trusting me
for health care and teaching me about their illnesses

Physician's Prayer
Praise be to God
The Creator of the Universe
Who taught us,
"Whoever saves a human life has saved the life of all mankind"
(Quran 5:32).

Give us the knowledge, the skills and the will to serve fellow humans.
Give us the wisdom to comfort and console all
toward peace and harmony.
Help us alleviate human sufferings.
Give us the strength to admit our mistakes,
amend our ways and to forgive others.
Give us the devotion to serve the poor, the hungry, the destitute
and homeless with honor, love, dignity and piety,
with patience and tolerance, with knowledge and vigilance,
with Thy love in our hearts, compassion for Thy servants and desire for
Thy mercy for all those who are instruments of Thy healing. (Amen)

Shahid Athar, M. D.

CONTENTS

INDEX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIGURE 1: EFFECTS OF REGULAR EXERCISE ON CANCER AND CARDIVASCULAR DEATH RATE
FIGURE 2: THE COMPLICATIONS OF OBESITY
FIGURE 3: WEIGHT GAIN CAUSATION
FIGURE 4: MEDICAL CAUSES OF OBESITY
FIGURE 5: THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF OBESITY
FIGURE 6: DETERMINANTS OF EATING BEHAVIOR
FIGURE 7: OBESITY: AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
FIGURE 8: COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT
FIGURE 9: WARM-UP AND COOL-DOWN SCHEDULE
FIGURE 10: IDEAL BODY WEIGHT FOR MEN
FIGURE 11: IDEAL BODY WEIGHT FOR WOMEN
FIGURE 12: CALORIE GUIDE
FIGURE 13: DAILY MEAL PLAN
FIGURE 14: THE RISKS
FIGURE 15: TOP NATIONAL CONCERNS
TABLE 1: 1500 CALORIE AND DIET MENU
CHART A: BABY K's MECHANICAL VENTILATION

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