4.03 PM Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:57 06:11 12:27 15:53 18:37 19:51
28 March 2024

Dubai Champions of 'Your Child in Gold' lost 40 tons of fat [video]

Published
By Sneha May Francis

It’s easy to pile on the pounds, but never easy to shed them. But, the champions of Dubai Municipality’s ‘Your Child in Gold’ campaign have proved that you can eat your cake, and have it too.



This year, 7,350 residents went from flab to fit, and were rewarded with a combined 40kg of gold, worth nearly Dh6 million.

A Dubai Municipality tweet said, in all, Dubai residents taking part in the campaign lost 40 tons in weight.

The campaign, which ran from July 15 to September 15, had 27,0703 residents signing up for it.

In an exclusive chat with Emirates24|7, they share their secrets, and what went into making them champions.



While each devised their own winning formula, they all agreed that a balanced diet and regular exercise go a long way in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Indians topped the list of winners in the ‘Your Weight in Gold’ slimming contest, with 5,616 set to take home gold rewards. Filipinos come in second with 1,423 and Pakistan is third with 387.



Chinese are fourth with 225 of their nationals winning gold, and Egyptians at number five with 204. The UAE stood sixth with 146 winners, and 985 were slotted in “other countries”.