A mathematical model to decrease obesity in the UAE

Sara Azzeh; Omar Alhussein; Sara Abu Samra

doi:10.1115/imece2011-65871

A mathematical model to decrease obesity in the UAE

Sara Azzeh
, Omar Alhussein
, Sara Abu Samra

Computer Science

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Obesity is becoming a major problem all over the world, and it is severely affecting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This inspired us to create a mathematical model that allows predicting the weight, as a function of time, based on two factors: diet and exercise. An early model dealing with diet only was used as a starting point, and then the exercise component was added based on an experiment we have performed where a group of students, wearing pedometers, have walked on a treadmill for thirty minutes in an average temperature between 20 to 25 degrees Celsius, with fixed speed. Data was collected and used to calculate the relation between weight and the energy burned, then Mathematica® was used to find how many days a person needs in order to reach his ideal weight calculated based on the Body Mass Index (BMI). Finally, we analyze the model, show that it is realistic with identified limitations, and we present future perspectives.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering; Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology
Pages	385-390
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2011-65871
State	Published - 2011
Event	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011 - Denver, CO, United States Duration: 11 Nov 2011 → 17 Nov 2011

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Name	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Volume	2

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Conference	ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver, CO
Period	11/11/11 → 17/11/11

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Azzeh, S, Alhussein, O & Samra, SA 2011, A mathematical model to decrease obesity in the UAE. in Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering; Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology. ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011, vol. 2, pp. 385-390, ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011, Denver, CO, United States, 11/11/11. https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2011-65871

A mathematical model to decrease obesity in the UAE. / Azzeh, Sara; Alhussein, Omar; Samra, Sara Abu.
Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering; Nanoengineering for Medicine and Biology. 2011. p. 385-390 (ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011; Vol. 2).

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