Report: The Chareidim’s Problematic Eating Habits

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Data from Israel’s Ministry of Health reveals that chareidim purchase sweet drinks at a rate of 79% compared to 51% in the general population.

The Ministry of Health is going to work to promote a comprehensive program to change dietary habits among the chareidi population after it published disturbing data regarding the consumption of harmful food and drink, and the prevalence of diabetes among the chareidi public.

According to data, consumption of harmful foods was found to be significantly higher among families in the chareidi community compared to the general Israeli public.

For example, 78% of chareidi households purchase sweet pastries, compared with 60% of the general public. 89% of chareidi families buy sweet snacks compared to 74% in the general public. But above all, in drinking habits, as mentioned, the chareidi public purchases soft drinks at a rate of 79% compared to 51% in the general public.

A chareidi family spends about NIS 90 a month on sugary drinks, compared to a family in the general public that spends about NIS 65 a month.

The situation is even more worrying when examining the data of the National Diabetes Registrar, which show that among the chareidi public, diabetes rates are significantly higher than in the general Jewish public.

According to the data, the largest gap is in the age group of 25-34, according to which a young chareidi person is 15 times more likely to develop diabetes than a young Jew of a non-chareidi background.

{Matzav.com Israel}


15 COMMENTS

    • So, Shabbos, Yom Tov, and many simchos are good enough reasons to consume unhealthy foods, earning diabetes in the process?
      Would you also say that because a Yid must keep kosher, he has an excuse, therefore, to be morbidly obese, or since he goes to the mikva, he doesn’t have to use soap or deodorant?

      • Fact is fact. The chilonim don’t have enough reasons to be besimchah. And simchos come with good Coke, sweet drink drinks and other good stuff. Ever saw raw carrots, celery and dried fruits for kiddshim in shul instead of cakes and kugel?
        Why are you mixing mikva with eating delicious food?

  1. Like the FDA, the Health Dept who are pushing the toxic jabs and murdered thousands of its citizens has lost their complete trust with most people in Israel. So whatever they say, do the opposite. Stock up on sweet drinks to make your entire family happy.

  2. Thank you Matzav for printing something that puts down Frum people. Thank you for painting chareidim in a bad light. And make sure to keep censoring those of us who attempt to give Torah hashkava on your sad joke of a website.

    • Pointing out a problem doesn’t necessarily put people down.
      Saying that there are yeshiva dropouts doesn’t negate our system of chinuch.
      It shows the area in which improvements are needed, and some of our eating habits are very very bad for one’s health. Look in the Rambam to see for yourself.

  3. 1) Quote: “A chareidi family spends about NIS 90 a month on sugary drinks, compared to a family in the general public that spends about NIS 65 a month.” – when you consider that the average Chareidi family has 8 kids while the average Chiloni family has only 3 kids it makes sense. Also, Frum Jews eat three large meals on Shabbos which causes them to drink a lot. For Shabbos, most families buy soft drinks Lichvod Shabbos. Most Frum family can’t afford soft drinks throughout the week and rely on Petal (punch) for the weekdays. I also wonder what drinks they are counting as non-sugary drinks besides water. Even juices in Israel are not 100% natural and full of sugar additives.

    2) Unfortunately, healthy foods in Israel are outlandishly expensive and way out of the financial reach of most Frum Jews and the government does nothing to promote healthier eating such as subsidizing or price regulating healthy foods.

  4. Some of the comments are truly beyond amazing. I have a parent and child with diabetes. It’s not a disease that you can take lightly. The worst thing about these comment is that this disease is often preventable if you watch what you eat. In addition bad eating habits cause a myriad of other health issues none of which can be shrugged off. The Torah says ורפא ירפא but it is a bigger mitzva not to have to go to the doctor For an insulin prescription in the first place.

  5. Just keep in mind that the chareidi family has a lot more people. Now calculate the intake per person! Ummm.
    Also think about those numbers going toward nosh for kids in chareidi family vs adults in general public.

  6. As Benjamin Disraeli said “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
    As mentioned by others, these statistics are garbage. The typical chareidi family is larger than the typical chiloni family. For these statistics to have any meaning you have compare people, not families.

  7. The health ministry has now come out and said that they made a mistake and the chances of a chareidi person becoming diabetic is 1.5 times higher than a non-chareidi, and not 15.
    One wonders if the original error was deliberate or mistaken. In any event, Matzav should check their sources more carefully.

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