About 4 million adult Australians are obese. The "fat bomb" is ticking loudly, with 72% of middle-aged males and 58% of middle-aged females overweight or obese. About 1.5 million middle-aged Australians are obese and therefore at high risk of a heart attack or stroke in the longer term.
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May 19, 2023 · It shows Australia had the 6th highest proportion for overweight and obesity combined (65%), and the 5th highest proportion for obesity (30%).
Nov 24, 2023 · Two-thirds of Australian adults are now overweight (35.6%) or obese (31.3%).
Australia, 32.05. 37, Uruguay, 31.64. 38, Slovakia, 31.42. 39, Paraguay, 30.76. 40, Czechia, 30.72. 41, Ireland, 30.70. 42, Brunei Darussalam, 30.22. 43, Greece ...
May 31, 2021 · The results reveal that the prevalence of overweight, obesity and combined overweight and obesity among Australian adults in 2019 were 34%, 26% ...
Australia is now the fattest nation in the world, with more than 9 million adults rated as obese or overweight. (Stewart et al, 2008).
Australia has one of the highest rates of obesity: nearly one in three adults are obese. As a result, Australians live on average.