{"id":29758,"date":"2026-07-06T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/?p=29758"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:21:25","slug":"poor-children-in-ecuador-eat-little-but-drink-a-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/en\/poor-children-in-ecuador-eat-little-but-drink-a-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"POOR CHILDREN IN ECUADOR EAT LITTLE BUT DRINK A LOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ragazzo.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ragazzo.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ragazzo-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ragazzo-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.gsitalia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ragazzo-768x513.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>As he does every year in July, Matteo Moretti, a missionary in Ecuador, reminds me of the debt we owe him \u2013 a promise made by GSI ITALIA several years ago now \u2013 to supply him once a year with blood glucose test strips and anti-diabetic medication. No, this is not about treatment for adults, but a \u2018medical and social epidemic\u2019 affecting a large proportion of Ecuador\u2019s younger population. Particularly amongst the poorest sections of the population, people in Ecuador \u2018feed\u2019 themselves on Coca-Cola and other sugary drinks, leading to unhealthy obesity and diabetes. One can contains 9 teaspoons of sugar. It\u2019s a godsend at breakfast. But also at lunch and dinner. A can, as they know, curbs the appetite. Diabetes is grateful. Matteo comes to the rescue, and GSI Italia lends him a hand year after year, providing medical supplies and medicines. He\u2019s setting off on 15 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As he does every year in July, Matteo Moretti, a missionary in Ecuador, reminds me of the debt we owe him \u2013 a promise made by GSI ITALIA several years ago now \u2013 to supply him once a year with blood glucose test strips and anti-diabetic medication. 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