Australian and New Zealander adults are fat and getting fatter
People in Australia and New Zealand are gaining weight at an alarming rate, an international report shows...
About 11 million Australian adults and 2.2 million New Zealanders need to lose weight, the report says.
More than six in 10 in both countries are overweight or obese...
When grouped together, Australians and New Zealanders are becoming obese at a faster rate than any other region, says the report, published in the Lancet medical journal on Thursday...
Part of the blame must go to junk food and junk drink, says Professor Rob Moodie of the Melbourne school of population health.
The environment is geared towards over-consumption because of the way food is marketed and because of a lack of regulation, he says.
Edited by blood, 29 May 2014 - 01:52 AM.