Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2014.116.121ElluluMohammed RahmatAsmah AbedYehia 22014132Overweight and obesity are worldwide public health issues which are defined
as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation. WHO reported that there are one billion
overweight people in the world, 300 million of whom are obese. Total body and
abdominal obesity have well-known associations with all-cause mortality, morbidity
and disability, resulting in unhealthy life-years with poor quality of life
and increased health care costs. The increased measure of BMI more than 25 and
30 kg/m2 will result in overweight and obesity respectively, while waist circumference
is important for determining the central obesity. All Arab Countries including
Palestine referred as the Eastern Mediterranean Region according to WHO. Palestine
has many reports about increasing levels of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
like diabetes, hypertension, stroke and heart diseases which linked directly
with overweight and obesity. The death conditions in Palestine due to NCDs are
also escalated over years. However, the number of studies and reports focused
on overweight and obesity in Palestine is very little in comparing with the
high evidences of NCDs linked to them. The main data was collected from three
sources; Governmental, Non-governmental organizations and individual studies
from Master Thesis. In other way, the data collected divided into three categories;
the first one designed mainly to evaluate overweight and obesity, the second
had assessed overweight and obesity as a secondary objective in the way for
evaluating nutritional status and the last one had the assessment within the
context of the study. The results revealed data collected among vulnerable groups
in both sexes. Most of studies indicated high measure of overweight and obesity
among older adults rather than young adults. Finally; Palestine still in need
for more studies to include all age groups and different cities.]]>Abdeen, Z., C. Jildeh, S. Dkeideek, R. Qasrawi, I. Ghannam and H. Al Sabbah,20122012Al-Sabbah, H.,20122012Abu-Gamar, Z.,20112011Bayyari, W.D., L.J. Henry and C. Jones,2013193036Bessesen, D.H.,20089320272034Calderon-Guzman, D., E. Hernandez-Garcia and G. Barragan-Mejia,201132115118El-Ati, J., P. Traissac, C. Beji, H. Aounallah-Skhiri and S. Gaigi et al.,200832S215S215FAO,20052005FAO,20052005Jakabek, D., F. Quirk, M. Driessen, Y. Aljeesh and B.T. Baune,20112011Jawada, H.K.,20102010Jalambo, M.O.,20112011Kanoa, B.J., O.S. Abu-Nada, M.A. El-Sakka, M.A. Kariri, A.I. Al-Hindi and H.K. Jawada,200864654Khellah, M.K.,20102010Lubbad, T.,20112011Mathers, C.D. and D. Loncar,20062006Musaiger, A.O.,20112011Mousa, H.S.A., S. Yousef, F. Riccardo, W. Zeidan and G. Sabatinelli,201016609614MoH,20092009MoH,20072007Mokhtar, N., J. Elati, R. Chabir, A. Bour and K. Elkari et al.,2001131887S892SMoH,20002000MoH,20102010Musaiger, A.O., M. Al-Mannai, R. Tayyem, O. Al-Lalla and E.Y. Ali et al.,20122012NIH,20062006Obaid, S.,20092009PMoH,20112011PMoH,20112011Sweileh, W.M., S.H. Zyoud, S.A. Dalal, S. Ibwini, A.F. Sawalha and I. Ali,20122012Sibai, A.M., N. Hwalla, N. Adra and B. Rahal,20031113531361Thompson, D.L.,200755265270UNRWA,20112011WHO,20002000WHO.,20032003Zabut, B., N. Holi and Y. Aljeesh,20072007