The study -- the largest of its kind ever conducted in Israel -- was led by Prof. Yftach Gepner and PhD student Yair Lahav, in collaboration with Aviv Kfir. It and was based on data from the Yair Lahav Nutrition Center in Tel Aviv. The paper was published in Frontiers in Nutrition. Prof. Gepner: "Israel is a leader in childhood obesity and more than 60% of the country's … [Read more...]