THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Two-thirds of Australia's adult population are overweight or obese, a study has found, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said people were continuing to pile on the kilos despite other findings indicating a switch to healthier habits.
The study found two thirds of the population are now classified as overweight or obese, which had increased over the past four years.
"The proportion of overweight adult Australians has increased by more than two percentage points, meaning that nearly two-thirds of the population are now classified as overweight or obese," said statistician Paul Jelfs.
The figure compares to 56.3 percent in 1995 and 61.2 percent in 2007-08. » | Telegraph reporters | Monday, October 29, 2012
