How Italy, a Country Famous for Its Healthy Mediterranean Diet, Ended up Having so Many Obese Children

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The Mediterranean diet was a healthy lifestyle model; however, Italian children are among those most overweight in Europe.

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Everyday life isn't easy for Salvatore. At 17, he weighs 170 kilos and has difficulty walking. For example, he can't do simple things like tie his shoelaces. Salvatore is part of a growing number of Italian children and teenagers suffering from obesity. The problem is especially serious in the south: in some areas of the Campania region, more than 40% of 8- and 9-year-olds are overweight. The town of Ponticelli, on the outskirts of Naples, has e…