In a test of the quantities of fat, cholesterol and sodium among standard portions of hamburger, pizza and falafel, pizza was crowned the least harmful.
Much of the local population suffers from being overweight: about 60 percent of adults in Israel and about 20 percent of children are plagued with the problem, and of that group, 30 percent are genuinely obese, says Irit Poraz, chief dietitian at the Schneider Childrens' Health Center. And what contributes to this problem? "Fast food most definitely plays a major role," she says.
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