Greece, Italy, Slovenia and the US possess an alarming lead in child obesity, as shown in a new report published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to the report, one in three children in Greece is overweight or obese, while in the 34 member countries of the OECD, an overall of one in five children, and half the adult population, is overweight, a “dramatic” problem as the report describes it. Dwindling household budgets on food choices is partially to blame for the high levels of obesity. As a result of the economic crisis, families spend less on food with a tendency to junk food with high calories, concludes the report.