Mediterranean meltdown

From today's New York Times:

• "...an epidemic of obesity and related maladies."
• "...two-thirds of children are now overweight and the health effects are mounting"
• A United Nations report saying region’s diet had “decayed into a moribund state.”
• 'In Greece, three-quarters of the adult population is overweight or obese, the worst rate in Europe “by far,” according to the United Nations.'
• "In Greece, average daily cholesterol consumption has risen to 400 milligrams from 190 in 1963."

At this point, you can pretty much throw out any notion that Greeks adhere to the fabled Mediterranean diet. Greeks are fat and getting fatter. The social and economic impact will be immense.

DF: Purely anecdotal, but we saw far more blubber in Athens than in Thessaloniki on our recent trip.

Today's Picks:

- Thank you, Italy.:  Elgin marble fragment returns to Greece via afp.

- Obama/Giannoulias love fest continues... Greek-Americans raise over $1 million for Obama campaign via ABC news

posted on Wednesday, September 24

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