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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 3637-3671; doi:10.3390/ijerph8093637 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Review The Paradox of Nutrition-Related Diseases in the Arab Countries: The Need for Action 1,2, 3 4 Abdulrahman O. Musaiger *, Abdelmonem S. Hassan and Omar Obeid 1 Nutrition and Health Studies Unit, Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Bahrain, Sakhair, Zallaq Street, Bahrain 2 Arab Center for Nutrition, Street 1535, Muharraq, Bahrain 3 Department of Health Sciences, Qatar University, University Avenue, Qatar; E-Mail: ahassan@.qa 4 Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Bliss Street, Lebanon; E-Mail: Omar.obeid@.lb * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: amusaiger@; Tel.: +973-3962-5955; Fax: +973-1734-6339. Received: 11 August 2011; in revised form: 25 August 2011 / Accepted: 29 August 2011 / Published: 8 September 2011 Abstract: The aim of this review was to highlight the current situation of nu