The Mediterranean diet is in retreat even in Italy. What now for the foodies’ ideal? | Louise Gray

Child obesity is rising across Europe, says a new report, but it’s not all down to junk foodThere was a touch of schadenfreude last week when it was reported that even in Italy, Greece and Spain, the home of the Mediterranean diet, children are suffering the same obesity crisis as here in the UK. They thought they were so clever with their olive oil and fish and fresh vegetables. They were laughing at us Brits with our chips and burgers and, er, more chips. But look! Fast food has got them