Obesity in Italy has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent years.
Overall, the Italians, along with the French and the Swiss, are considered among the slimmest people in Europe on average.
[1] In 2011, Italy was the only country in Europe where the average weight dropped.
[1] Causes are the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle choices such as exercise and getting enough sleep.
[3] Scientists from the University of Verona designed a new type of park to help deal with obesity in Italian children, in which an adult trainer is in charge and the children follow a series of organised exercises.