Pope Francis has been told by Vatican doctors to eat less pasta after gaining weight since his election two years ago.
The Catholic leader, 78, has put on weight in recent months which doctors have attributed to too much pasta and not enough exercise.
Doctors told Italy's national news agency Ansa that the pontiff needed a more 'disciplined' regime to combat the stress he faces leading over a billion Catholics.
It has been reported he has been told to eat pasta no more than twice each week. The Holy Father does not take holidays and is often travelling the world, most recently he took a trip to the mafia heartland in Southern Italy, Calabria.
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Article by Hannah Tooley
Hannah Tooley is a multimedia journalist for Premier.
