Palestinian population grew 8-fold since 1948
MAY 12, 2011
Ma'an
Palestinian population grew 8-fold since 1948
RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- As Palestinians prepare to mark Nakba Day, statisticians released figures Thursday showing the world-wide Palestinian population is 8x that of 1948, the period commemorated Sunday.
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The population that year was 1.4 million, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said, while at the end of 2010 it was estimated at 11 million globally, and 5.5 million in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, while 5.7 million Jews reside in the area.
Pocket World in Figures
Highest Obesity
http://www.economist.com/node/8846631
This isn't Just 'overweight,' this is Obese.
Well Higher than the USA and I figure about 4th in the world overall.
24% of the Men (8th) and 42.5% of the Women (3rd) are Obese.
Gaza's weight-loss centers
Al-Monitor
Mohammed Othman
March 22, 2015
Translator; Cynthia Milan
Gaza s weight-loss centers - Al-Monitor the Pulse of the Middle East
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Mona Hussein’s diabetes and hypertension, acquired during a pregnancy two years ago, have pushed her to see a dietitian. Her social life has deteriorated due to her obesity, as she now weighs 95 kilograms (209 pounds).
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In the Gaza Strip, a High Proportion of people suffer from Obesity. “Only 18% to 25% of the Strip’s residents have a normal weight," he said. "The rest are suffering from obesity because of the nature of our life pattern, in addition to the unbalanced social lifestyle, bad eating habits, food traditions and dessert consumption.”
He added, “Such a large proportion is the result of common diseases such as diabetes, stress, cancer and rheumatism. If, for example, the proportion of patients with high blood pressure is 30% of the population, know that 97% of them are due to obesity and the rest are due to accidental causes.”
Suhail al-Qishawi, an endocrinology and diabetes consultant, told Al-Monitor that obesity puts one at risk for Type 2 diabetes, as do other factors such as lack of exercise, age and genetics.
“Obesity is now classified as a disease
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Jewish population in Israel grew 12 fold since 1948, and the Israeli men aren't that far behind in obesity. What's the point.
LIAR caught out again with the evidence right in front of you
Palestinian men are number 8 at 23.9%
Israeli men are number 15 at 19.9
So a long way behind the Palestinians, and the women are even worse.