Obesity israel

Tricking the mind about bariatric surgery: A first-of-its-kind study into hypnotic weightloss

Patients suffering from obesity wore hospital gowns and lay on the operating table, but instead of anesthesia, they underwent an experience of imaginary gastric bypass surgery using hypnosis.

MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGIST Maya Mizrahi with a patient undergoing hypnosis instead of real bariatric surgery.
Childhood obesity is a rising epidemic.

New obesity definition highlights higher mortality risk for US adults

 Childhood obesity. Currently without a medicinal solution

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

 Ozempic.

Israeli Health Ministry forbids sale of Ozempic for weight loss


Depression, obesity may be major risk factors for COVID-19 complications

The data found that patients aged 50-18 who suffer from background diseases, such as obesity and clinical depression, were at a significantly higher risk for exacerbation of the disease.

Teen depression

Theater director and radio personality Yaakov Agmon passes away at 91

His big entrance into the world of theater and the arts was in 1964 when he founded the Bimot Theater, which put on a variety of famed Israeli theatrical works.

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Weight loss success not all behavioral, also linked to brain composition

The scientists found that people with an over-sensitivity to food cues - such as an increased neural response after seeing and smelling food - tend to overeat regularly and in turn gain weight.

An image of the human brain

Weight control: Some answers for those ups and downs

The problem with obesity is that as body size increases, longevity decreases.

WHY IS sugar addictive?

Do our genes determine our potential to be fat or thin?

The tendency towards obesity isn't solely up to genetic hand me downs through someone's parents, it also comes from environmental factors such as nutrition and exercise as well.

Illustrative struggle with weight.

Are you more likely to die from coronavirus if you are obese?

Adults with a BMI of 30 to 39.9 are considered obese.

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It’s the sugar, Sugar: managing weight problems

From sufganiyot to hamantaschen: Can you handle it?

NO SHAME: You may have eaten sufganiyot blanketed in sugar over Hanukkah – and that’s OK.

Obesity a Continuing Challenge in Middle East

Prevalence of junk food, convenient life styles and – yes – weather pegged as cause of problem

A player is pictured during his "Futbol de Peso" (Soccer of Weight ) league soccer match, a league for obese men who want to improve their health through soccer and nutritional counseling, in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico

UK city sees decrease in child obesity thanks to program from Bar-Ilan prof.

The number of children with obesity has risen globally for a long time, particularly for those living in poverty. Recent estimates from WHO state that 41 million worldwide are obese.

Burger and fries

Eating disorders a growing problem in Middle East

Issue has long been overlooked in the region due to lack of awareness and accurate data, researchers say

Eating disorders a growing problem in Middle East