Prevalence of obesity in Israel

Summary Israel is a multiethnic society and offers an ongoing ‘experiment’ concerning the cultural determinants of obesity. The First Israeli National Health and Nutrition Survey 1999–2001 (MABAT) measured a representative population of 2782 adults (49% men) aged 25–64 years (mean 43 years); it show...

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Published in:Obesity reviews 2005-05, Vol.6 (2), p.115-116
Main Authors: Kaluski, D. Nitzan, Berry, E. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arabs - ethnology
Ethnic Groups
Female
Humans
Israel - epidemiology
Jews - ethnology
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - ethnology
Prevalence
Sex Factors
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Summary:Summary Israel is a multiethnic society and offers an ongoing ‘experiment’ concerning the cultural determinants of obesity. The First Israeli National Health and Nutrition Survey 1999–2001 (MABAT) measured a representative population of 2782 adults (49% men) aged 25–64 years (mean 43 years); it showed a prevalence of overweight in 39.3% and obesity in 22.9%. Overweight is more common in men and obesity is more prevalent in women; the Israeli Arab population is more obese than the Jewish one.
ISSN:1467-7881
1467-789X
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00168.x