CWP celebrates Saudi slimming world champion
The Cambridge Weight Plan (CWP) center celebrated Saudi world slimming champion Ali Qabbani.
Qabbani had represented the center, which fights obesity, at the Slimmer of the Year 2017 in London.
The honoring ceremony was held at the Park Hyatt Jeddah Hotel Saturday night.
Among the attending dignitaries where Mazen Battarjee, vice chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Perry Beach, the British consul general; Andy Jones, CWP’s representative; and Hazem Al-Amoudi, CEO of Al Kanaah Group, along with a number of top athletes, social media celebrities, businesspeople, and media personnel.
Highlighting the CWP’s achievement, Battarjee said: “Qabbani is an embodiment of steely determination, unwavering persistence, and unyielding resolution in the face of a formidable challenge. His achievement of losing as much as 89 kilograms in a mere 10 months is nothing short of an inspiration.”
He called upon young Saudis to try to emulate Qabbani’s experience, encouraged by the fact that he was the first Arab to win such a distinction.
Battarjee said Qabbani’s achievement mirrors the outcome of Saudi Vision 2030 for the health care sector.
The vision aims to enhance public health, change unhealthy lifestyles, promote daily workouts, all in an effort to fight obesity and mitigate related diseases.
Battarjee called upon Saudi businesspeople to invest more in health care and dieting based on scientific fact, given the runaway obesity rates, especially among children.
Qabbani thanked the CWP for its help in his overcoming his obesity, thanks to their well thought out diet that helped him lose 89kg and win the Slimmer of the Year title.
He said: “We are in desperate need to not only change our eating habits, but also to work out on a daily basis and make physical exercise part of our daily lives, not just to stay healthy ourselves, but to build a healthier Saudi future and create a solid workforce out of young Saudis.”
Established in 1984, the CWP’s dietary program has benefited more than 25 million people. Its products are available through 6,000 outlets in 20 countries.
The CWP is a world-class obesity treatment center that employs highly scientific methods based on decades of research and studies.