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22% Saudis Smoke Cigarettes: WHO 

According to recent statistics provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 22 percent of Saudis smoke cigarettes with 25 percent of them suffering from diabetes and 15 to 20 percent experiencing high blood pressure.

“About 50 percent of Saudis suffer from high cholesterol levels in blood and 36 percent from obesity,” the WHO said, adding that about 10 million of the Kingdom’s population suffer from at least three major factors that cause heart diseases.

Doctors say people should abstain from smoking,

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