Posted By LambChop
Perhaps “Richie Rich” NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg should put his money where his mouth is and follow the lead of officials in Dubai who are implementing a reward system for losing weight rather than Bloomberg’s solution to attack fatties– ban, ban ban! The city of Dubai is offering gold as an incentive for a weight loss initiative that will launch this week.
The “Your Weight in Gold” program began weighing participants in different parts of Dubai who, in order to qualify, must lose 4.4 pounds in a month. The contest is going on during the time of Ramadan where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Contestants must be “overweight.”
If successful, they will receive one gram of gold for each kilogram of weight lost. Based on market prices Thursday in the United Arab Emirates, two grams of gold would be worth about $82.
The three people who lose the most weight will be entered into a drawing for a gold coin worth more than $5,400.
In the United Arab Emirates in particular, 33.7% of adults are obese with Kuwaitis leading the stats in fat folks - at 42.8%; Saudi Arabia following at 35.2% and nearby Qatar has 33.1%.
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