Somewhat related, from Wikipedia's discussion of women in Saudi Arabia:  Obesity is a problem among middle and upper class Saudis who have domestic servants to do traditional work but are forbidden to drive and so are limited in their ability to leave their home.[444] As of April 2014, Saudi authorities in the education ministry have been asked by the Shoura Council to consider lifting a state school ban on sports for girls with the proviso that any sports conform to Sharia rules on dress and gender segregation, according to the official SPA news agency.[283]  The trash bags and other sorts of female confinement hide fat, but they also help to encourage it.  That society has got problems.