This is according to a new survey conducted on the occasion of the scientific conference on nutrition, Nutrition 2008
It turns out that obesity, which is considered a veritable epidemic and the cause of a wide variety of diseases, does not bother the Israeli public enough. A new survey, conducted on the occasion of the scientific conference on nutrition, Nutrition 2008, which will be held on January 16, 2008, at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv, shows that while 35% of the residents of the State of Israel are in their opinion suffering from excess weight, about 66% have not done anything about it and only about 21% are bothered Because obesity harms their health. It turns out that women are more bothered by the appearance of obesity and men more by the health side. The survey was conducted a few days ago, during the second week of December 2007, through the Market Watch research institute (Market Watch), headed by Avinaam Brog, with the participation of about 500 interviewees in a telephone survey.
Olga Raz, director of the nutrition and diet unit at the Tel Aviv Medical Center and the Ariel University Center, who serves as the scientific director of the conference, said that: "It is clear that a lot of work is still ahead of us in education and informing the public, it seems that the Israelis have not internalized the fact that obesity, which is considered a veritable epidemic and the number one factor in the world The generator of a wide variety of diseases, it is an extremely dangerous thing."
At the beginning of the survey, the participants were asked if they thought they were overweight. About 35% answered in the affirmative and stated that they do suffer and about 65% answered in the negative and stated that they do not suffer from excess weight, 3% refused to answer. Among those who are overweight, the place of the women stood out with a slight advantage over the men, about 37% of whom stated that they were overweight, while about 32% of the men reported this. When the age issue of the respondents was examined, it turned out that as the age increases, so does the awareness regarding the weight problem. Among those aged 55 and over, the phenomenon is increasing, about 49% of them assume that they are overweight, while among those aged 24 and under, only 14% think they are overweight.
Olga Raz: "It is interesting to note in this context that in the United States the tendency is different, young women actually think they are fat and want to lose weight more."
As for the differences between the secular and the religious, it was evident that the religious think that they suffer more, about 43% of them claimed that they suffer from excess weight, while only 30% of the secular said so.
Do you think you are overweight?
yes 34.9%
No 64.8
refuse 3%
total 100%
Significant differences in awareness of body weight and obesity were observed among the different residents of the country, the champions of obesity are the residents of Haifa and the north, about 40% of whom admitted that they are overweight, while the residents of Sharon think they are the thinnest, only 29% of them stated that they think they are overweight. Differences were also observed in the other cities, 37% of the residents of Jerusalem, 32% of the residents of Tel Aviv as well as 35% of the residents of Beer Sheva and the south stated that they were overweight.
Participants in the survey who indicated that they were overweight, were presented with another question in the survey in order to check what is the thing that bothers them the most about being overweight. It turns out that most of those who admitted to being overweight are bothered by their appearance much more than other things. About 35% of them stated that their appearance bothers them, a similar number of respondents admitted that the excess weight harms their health (about 21%) and makes it difficult for them to perform daily activities such as walking, climbing stairs, tying their shoelaces, etc. (about 19%) ) about 24% of those who testified to being overweight, stated that it did not bother them at all, but especially the men. It turns out that about 30% of men do not mind the weight, while only about 19% of women stated so. None of the respondents stated that this interferes with their sex life.
Among those who stated that the excess weight interferes with the appearance, the women stood out, (about 42%) compared to only 27% among the men. On the other hand, the men were more bothered by the health issue, as 27% of them stated that this harmed their health while only 16% of the women were bothered by it. Even in the performance part, the differences between men and women stood out, with a gap in favor of the women. 22% of the women were bothered because this made it difficult for them to carry out daily activities while only 15% of the men were bothered by this issue of difficulty.
Among those who are overweight, what bothers you the most?
35.4% - the external appearance (men - 27.1%; women - 41.9%).
It also appears from the new survey, conducted on the occasion of the Nutrition 2008 scientific conference, that most of those who believe they are overweight have not done anything about it. 66% of the respondents who are overweight stated in the survey that they did nothing about it. When they were asked if they had taken any action in order to lose weight and were presented with several alternatives, it turned out that most of them turned to a dietitian - about 24%, only 8% considered taking diet pills, only about 7% turned to a support group, and about 5% considered undergoing surgery. Some participants did more than one action. Small differences were observed between men and women in the issue of the actions performed. The same number of times consulted a dietician (25.1% of men and 23.9% of women), more men (5.6%) considered undergoing surgery than women (4.1%), more women considered taking diet pills (9.4%) than men (6.2%) and almost At the same rate, men and women turned to a support group (men 7.5% - women 7%).
Have you done one or more of the following to lose weight?
I consulted a dietician or doctor 24.4%
I considered taking diet pills 8.0%
I contacted a support group 7.2%
I considered surgery 4.8%
none of them 66%
Some participants did more than one action.
The new survey was conducted on the occasion of the scientific nutrition conference, Nutrition 2008, which will be held on January 16, 2008, at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv, with the participation of hundreds of clinical dietitians, doctors, nutrition interns and students in the field. The conference that will focus on obesity will deal, among other things, with parameters for determining obesity, types of adipose tissue, behavioral measures for the treatment of obesity, eating disorders and the relationship between nutrition, obesity and associated diseases. In addition, the conference will include nutrition recommendations for diabetic patients as well as behavioral treatment principles for overweight patients, eating disorders in sports, the role of physical activity in weight loss, infant nutrition, children and teenagers and its effect on old age. The exhibition, which will be held next to the conference, over approximately 1,500 square meters, will be dedicated to companies in the field of health food and beverages, pharmaceutical companies in the field of obesity and diabetes, and medical technology companies. The conference is being held under the scientific management of Olga Raz, Director of the Nutrition and Dietetics Unit at the Tel Aviv Medical Center and Director of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Ariel University Center, in collaboration with the medical magazine MEDICAL and produced by MEDICAL EXPO.
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