Burden of Underweight in Israel

Abstract

Underweight imposes a considerable health burden in terms of deaths, health service use, and resource costs in Israel. Identification of cost-effective interventions to reduce this burden, not only among hospitalized patients, but also among persons living in the community, is essential.

Foundational Issue in Nutrition

“…The manuscript by Ginsberg and Saday in the current issue of the Journal of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition , entitled “Burden of Underweight in Israel,” attempts to grapple with some of these issues . The manuscript is dense, and its methodologic approach may be challenging to some readers, but I suggest that it is worth the time and effort to understand it.…”