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Italy's Rising Obesity Rates and the Southern Diet That Changed
International reporting on rising obesity in Italy, including among children in Naples, points to household economics rather than the national diet.
Pietro Lasorsa · 380 words
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Geography & climate
Continental in the mountains, Mediterranean on the coasts.
Mountains and badlands between two seas; the Sassi of Matera, the Val d'Agri oilfields.
Economy & culture
Oil and gas (Italy's largest onshore field), agriculture, the Matera tourism boom, automotive.
Matera, once 'the shame of Italy', now a film set and capital of culture; a sparse, ancient South.