Related Program: NPR's Morning Edition and KUER's Local News In Dubai, Weight Loss Is Worth Gold By editor • Jul 19, 2013 Related Program: NPR's Morning Edition and KUER's Local News TweetShareGoogle+Email Listen Listening... / Originally published on July 19, 2013 5:06 am If you want people to slim down, why not reward them with gold? That's the tack being taken in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For every kilogram lost, the government will pay out a gram of gold. TweetShareGoogle+EmailView the discussion thread.