{"id":4529,"date":"2025-03-06T10:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/child-obesity-crisis-looms-ekathimerini-com\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:48:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:48:33","slug":"child-obesity-crisis-looms-ekathimerini-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/child-obesity-crisis-looms-ekathimerini-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Child obesity crisis looms | eKathimerini.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1263199\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP-Obesity_scales-weight-320x200.jpg?v=1741116061\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP-Obesity_scales-weight-scaled.jpg?v=1741116061\" alt=\"Child obesity crisis looms\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AP-Obesity_scales-weight-960x600.jpg?v=1741116062\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[AP]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>On World Obesity Day, experts from the Prolepsis Institute\u2019s Diet and Healthy Eating Program stressed that obesity is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, one in three children is overweight, and Greece has one of the highest childhood obesity rates. Nearly 40% of children under 14 in Greece are affected, totaling around 600,000. Studies show that skipping breakfast is linked to obesity, with more than half of Greek children aged 7-9 missing the meal daily.<\/p>\n<p>The Diatrofi program has served 18.7 million healthy meals to 198,600 students in 941 schools across vulnerable areas since 2012. 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In Europe, one in three children is overweight, and Greece has one of the highest childhood obesity rates. 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