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Children's nutrition suffers as result of economic crisis
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Food, Israel News, Economy 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for December 24, 2008.

The effects in Israel of the economic crisis are spreading fast to the bodies of children, many of whom a recent study has found to be undernourished.

The Health Ministry recently released nutritional recommendations for children, outlining a diverse menu that should combine protein, vegetables, fruits and grains.

But new research reveals a startling state of affairs: 40 percent of families in Israel can't afford the recommended package.
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The National Insitute for Health Policy released data showing that feeding one child between the ages of one and three costs 470 shekels. Food for a child between the ages of 4 and 5 costs 623 shekels, between 6 and 11, 672 shekels, and between 12 and 18, 890 shekels. Those numbers represent a major portion of the salaries of many Israelis.


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