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    'People just have less time now': is the Mediterranean diet dying out?

    Parents and experts in southern Europe digest the WHO’s warning this week on fast food
    by Sam Jones in Madrid, Helena Smith in Athens and Angela Giuffrida in Rome May 25, 2018 3 minutes
    A market stall in Vence, Cote d’Azur, France Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

    Possible suspects in the demise of the Mediterranean diet are not hard to find in the food court of Plenilunio, a giant mall not far from Madrid airport that offers customers 138 shops, a multiscreen cinema and dozens of restaurants.

    If visitors are not in the mood for a McDonald’s, Burger King or Subway, there’s a KFC, a kebab restaurant, a noodle place, a sandwich bar, a tex-mex joint, a US-style diner or two Italian chains. Steak lovers can choose between Argentinian, Brazilian or American options, while a lone outlet meekly peddles “healthy Asian food”.

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