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Nov 21, 2016
Haredim are healthier..
Ynet has posted the interesting results of some sort of survey. I do not know how accurate this poll or survey is, but even if not 100% accurate, it at least shows a good trend.
"Survey Says", to quote the various hosts of Family Feud, that 58% of Haredim in Israel regularly participate in some sort of fitness activity. Surprisingly, only 34.2% of the general population participates in some sort of regular fitness program. Female Haredim participate at a higher percentage than the men, and Bnei Braq specifically has the highest percentage of fitness participation of all the Haredi cities. 80% of Haredim also, according to the survey, are concerned with eating some sort of a healthy diet - 33% eat very healthy diets and 46& eat moderately healthy diets, while Hassidic Haredim are more careful about eating healthy than any of the other streams of Haredi Judaism.
I'd like to see some numbers that show the ramifications of the above survey, assuming ti is even close to accurate - the percentages showing usage of health care services, mortality rates, and the like. Do the numbers match up in some way?
"Survey Says", to quote the various hosts of Family Feud, that 58% of Haredim in Israel regularly participate in some sort of fitness activity. Surprisingly, only 34.2% of the general population participates in some sort of regular fitness program. Female Haredim participate at a higher percentage than the men, and Bnei Braq specifically has the highest percentage of fitness participation of all the Haredi cities. 80% of Haredim also, according to the survey, are concerned with eating some sort of a healthy diet - 33% eat very healthy diets and 46& eat moderately healthy diets, while Hassidic Haredim are more careful about eating healthy than any of the other streams of Haredi Judaism.
I'd like to see some numbers that show the ramifications of the above survey, assuming ti is even close to accurate - the percentages showing usage of health care services, mortality rates, and the like. Do the numbers match up in some way?
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These numbers sound like complete baloney. PR efforts by charedim.
ReplyDeleteRafi: I think you have an obligation to do a post reflecting what women's organizations have to say about this issue. Here are a couple of quotes: "
ReplyDeleteThe position paper, which was authored by Meoravot, a coalition of haredi women, points to a low rate of visits to physicians' offices, a high frequency of medical conditions (such as overweight), and no access to online medical information due to the communal restrictions on Internet exposure." Here's the original link:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4590786,00.html and another
"But others say the compliance rates have not risen as significantly, especially among the most insular communities. According to patient data from Hala: The Rachel Nash Comprehensive Breast Clinic in Jerusalem, which serves all sectors of society, only about 48 percent of ultra-Orthodox Jews comply with routine screening recommendations, a rate 30 percent lower than other women" @http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/201827/ultra-orthodox-breast-cancer