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Australia being over-run by fat people
Apparently they are in "staggering proportions" which is what happens when your ankle swell 
More than 60 per cent of Australians are either overweight or obese. .
The number of Australians who are obese has reached "staggering" numbers according to a key government report.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council has released its fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement.
Read the Reform Council's full report.
It shows that in 2011-12, 63 per cent of Australians were either overweight or obese - that has increased 2 per cent in the past four years - with 35 per cent of people overweight and 28 per cent obese.
The report says seven in every 10 men and more than half of all women are above their healthy body weight.
It has warned governments that more needs to be done to tackle obesity and recommends that federal, state and territory leaders note "the lack of progress" toward reaching a 5 per cent boost to the number of Australians at a healthy body weight by 2018.
Council chairman John Brumby will today release the report at the Australian Medical Association (AMA) conference.
"It's concerning to see that so many Australians are overweight or obese," he said in a statement.
"But the fact that the situation is getting worse suggests that it needs urgent attention from our governments to prevent flow-on effects across the [health] system."
But are the fat happy? That is the real question, the media keeps telling them they are not. Women's magazines are full of self loathing. I'm not so sure.
More pushups less burgers? I am totally against food and thin fascism.
More than 60 per cent of Australians are either overweight or obese. .
The number of Australians who are obese has reached "staggering" numbers according to a key government report.
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council has released its fourth report on the National Healthcare Agreement.
Read the Reform Council's full report.
It shows that in 2011-12, 63 per cent of Australians were either overweight or obese - that has increased 2 per cent in the past four years - with 35 per cent of people overweight and 28 per cent obese.
The report says seven in every 10 men and more than half of all women are above their healthy body weight.
It has warned governments that more needs to be done to tackle obesity and recommends that federal, state and territory leaders note "the lack of progress" toward reaching a 5 per cent boost to the number of Australians at a healthy body weight by 2018.
Council chairman John Brumby will today release the report at the Australian Medical Association (AMA) conference.
"It's concerning to see that so many Australians are overweight or obese," he said in a statement.
"But the fact that the situation is getting worse suggests that it needs urgent attention from our governments to prevent flow-on effects across the [health] system."
But are the fat happy? That is the real question, the media keeps telling them they are not. Women's magazines are full of self loathing. I'm not so sure.
More pushups less burgers? I am totally against food and thin fascism.
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