Italy was once a model of healthy eating; now he has a childhood obesity problem0

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• July 26, 2026

Obesity is a “growing global epidemic,” says the WHO. More than one billion people worldwide are obese and childhood obesity has quadrupled since 1990. In 2025, Italy became the first country to pass a national law recognizing obesity as a chronic, progressive and recurring disease. Rather than treating obesity simply as a result of poor