Abstract
The nutritional intakes of 250 ultra-orthodox adults from Hassidic Jewish sects (the majority of sects living in Outremont in central Montreal versus Lubavitcher Hassidim) were assessed as part of a Montreal study examining the influence of the Jewish religion and dietary laws (kashruth) on family food habits. Each participant completed a self-administered, mailed questionnaire, providing information on country of origin, marital, work and educational status, some health-relevant behaviours, and self-reported personal and family history of selected chronic diseases; a two-day food record attached to this questionnaire was employed to evaluate week-day and sabbath nutrient levels. Body mass index was high among older women and younger men. While Lubavitchers were significantly better educated than their Outremont counterparts, they reported more adherence to therapeutic diets, and greater frequencies of smoking, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with a trend for cancer; Outremont sects showed a ...
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