Prevalence of obesity in Israel.

D Nitzan Kaluski, E M Berry

Journal: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity 2005;6(2):115-6

PMID: 15836461

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Abstract

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.

Address: Food & Nutrition Administration, Ministry of Health, Israel.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2005.00168.x

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Arabs, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Israel, Jews, Male, Middle Aged, Nutrition Surveys, Obesity, Prevalence, Sex Factors