Obesity israel

Alarming data: One in five children in Israel suffers from obesity

The Knesset Health Committee discussed worrying obesity statistics in Israel: one in five children and adolescents suffer from obesity, and nearly 60% of adults are overweight.

 Childhood obesity. Currently without a medicinal solution
 Ozempic.

Israeli Health Ministry forbids sale of Ozempic for weight loss

 CT abdomen

30% of Israelis have this condition: A look at non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

  5 months into the war: half of the Israelis gained up to 5 kg in weight

Quarter of Israelis will be overweight by 2030 - especially the economically deprived


Genetic mutation in Labrador dog breed hardwires them for obesity - study

A genetic mutation in a quarter of all Labrador retrievers hard-wires them for obesity. As people carry such mutations, drugs currently in development for human obesity could help them.

 Fat dog, illustrative

Children who lose their tonsils are not doomed to obesity in adulthood - study

Tonsil surgery is the primary treatment for OSA, but the medical literature and affected families have been worried that the children would gain weight and be at risk for obesity in adulthood.  

A US Navy doctor checks a patient's tonsils during a Pacific Partnership 2010 medical civic action project.

High body-mass index in teens raises the risk of early chronic kidney disease

While those with severe obesity appeared to be at higher risk, the Hebrew University researchers also found reason for concern in seemingly healthy young people with a high-normal BMI under 30.

 In the United States, diabetes and high blood pressure are the leading cause of kidney failure, representing about 3 out of 4 new cases.

Eating pecans often can have health benefits - study

Pecans can reduce obesity and low-grade inflammation that leads to chronic inflammation.

 Pecans.

'Alarming' rise in diabetes globally by 2050- study

Some countries and regions are particularly badly hit. For example, prevalence rates are expected to reach 16.8% in North Africa and the Middle East.

A person receives a test for diabetes during Care Harbor LA free medical clinic in Los Angeles, California

Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion

Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.

 THE WORLD Health Organization has issued a statement that Wegovy is not a ‘silver bullet’ for the ever-worsening obesity crises.

Can't lose weight? Blame unrealistic expectations - study

"The expectation of weight loss from being overweight to a normal weight with the help of a diet is almost never realistic,” asserts Dr. Irit Hochberg

 Dr. Irit Hochberg

Have carbohydrates been unfairly blamed for causing obesity? - Israeli study

The study carried out by Rambam researchers found that there is no connection between the amount of insulin in children and their tendency to obesity.

 Have carbohydrates been unfairly blamed for causing obesity? (illustrative)

Visual food cues can affect eating behavior - study

Regulating eating behavior is widely used in controlling obesity, but about half of those who receive guidance return to their original weight within five years.

 Scientists show that in the inferior frontal gyrus, neural activity differs in response to food images, depending on whether those images are presented consciously or unconsciously. this difference was associated with scores on eating behaviors such as emotional eating and restrained eating.

World Cancer Day on February 4 observed by 172 health orgs worldwide

Sweet drinks and junk foods – as well as tobacco and alcohol – are addictive and known causes of obesity and malignancies

Cancer illustrative

Obesity can cause macular degeneration, blindness in the elderly

A new Canadian study finds new consequences of obesity in the elderly including blindness

 An Elderly Russian woman sits in the religious corner in the reception of the Diplomat Hotel in Jerusalem. The Diplomat Hotel was once a luxurious hotel. Nearly 20 years ago the hotel was turned into an absorption center and is today  home to 600 immigrants from the former Soviet Union.