Movie legend has it that when Robert De Niro needed to gain more than 27 kilograms to play an aging Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull," he called on a country he knew could help. Italy.

OK, France also lent a hand, but with its piles of pasta and ice cream, Italy is practically built for elastic waistbands. While the so-called Mediterranean diet tends to be relatively healthy, some of it's as calorific as it is tasty. Anyone wanting to visit Italy but stay slim might want to avoid the following

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