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Got me thinking the other day when I was in the gym, just what is the current percentage of Australians over 18 that are overweight/obese?
I was pretty shocked when I checked online what the data is and its pretty startling to say the least.
I was curious in particular as to what the percentage of Bigfooty posters would honestly consider themselves to be in the overweight category in 2023, I probably think it would clear 70% comfortably, especially given the demographic, but happy to be proven wrong here.
In 2017–18, 2 in 3 (67%) Australians aged 18 and over were overweight or obese (36% were overweight but not obese, and 31% were obese). That’s around 12.5 million adults.
Men had higher rates of overweight and obesity than women (75% of men and 60% of women), and higher rates of obesity (33% of men and 30% of women).
Obesity is more common in older age groups – 16% of adults aged 18–24 were obese, compared with 41% of adults aged 65–74.
Probably what is even more startling is that by 2030, the overweight projection is 18 million Australians will be in this category.
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers...besity-strategy-launched-on-world-obesity-day
Australia has the second highest rate of obese men among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), placing them just behind the United States.
Australian women fared better, ranking eighth in terms of obesity, just behind New Zealand and Hungary.
I was pretty shocked when I checked online what the data is and its pretty startling to say the least.
I was curious in particular as to what the percentage of Bigfooty posters would honestly consider themselves to be in the overweight category in 2023, I probably think it would clear 70% comfortably, especially given the demographic, but happy to be proven wrong here.
In 2017–18, 2 in 3 (67%) Australians aged 18 and over were overweight or obese (36% were overweight but not obese, and 31% were obese). That’s around 12.5 million adults.
Men had higher rates of overweight and obesity than women (75% of men and 60% of women), and higher rates of obesity (33% of men and 30% of women).
Obesity is more common in older age groups – 16% of adults aged 18–24 were obese, compared with 41% of adults aged 65–74.
Overweight and obesity, Summary
Overweight or obesity is the second leading risk factor (after tobacco use) for many preventable chronic conditions, such as heart disease, some cancers and type@2 diabetes. More Australians in...
www.aihw.gov.au
Probably what is even more startling is that by 2030, the overweight projection is 18 million Australians will be in this category.
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers...besity-strategy-launched-on-world-obesity-day
Australia has the second highest rate of obese men among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), placing them just behind the United States.
Australian women fared better, ranking eighth in terms of obesity, just behind New Zealand and Hungary.
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