Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight

"Now I see those same patients when they're teenagers, as young as 16. They are getting younger, and it's frightening."

— Dr Sonja Chiappetta , Academic

"The traditional Mediterranean diet has been lost."

— Doctor Valter Longo , Academic

"I've treated children who are just two or three years old and already weigh 25kg."

— Doctor Roberto Berni Canani , Academic