Galal, Public Health Nutrition, February 2002 The Nutrition Transition in Egypt: Obesity, Undernutrition and the Food Consumption Context Osman Galal School of Public Health University of California, Los Angeles

Galal, Public Health Nutrition, February 2002 Simultaneous Transitions Demographic Political Economic Health Food and physical activity

Galal, Public Health Nutrition, February 2002 Current Situation of Food Supply Historical Background Contemporary Changes in Food Consumption Patterns Food Consumption Surveys

Galal, Public Health Nutrition, February 2002

BMI in Egyptian Women, 1994 and , and in Men, (mean + sd) Food Consumption Monitoring System Data Urban Rural Women, 1994 (n=5395) Women, (n=2909) Men, (n=1974)

Galal, Public Health Nutrition, February 2002

Current Prevalence Estimates for Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Diabetes: 4% rural adults 13.5% urban low-SES adults 20% urban high-SES adults High Blood Pressure: 26.3%