Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight
Italychildhood obesityMediterranean dietobesityhealthnutritionfood culture.
Author: porridgeraisin
Date: 7/26/2026
Article Summary:
Italy, once a model of healthy eating, now has a child obesity problem, with over 40% of eight and nine-year-olds in some regions being overweight, and the traditional Mediterranean diet largely lost.