Nearly 65 per cent of Australian adults and 25 per cent of children are overweight or obese, and less than 7 per cent consume a healthy diet.
That’s the bleak assessment of the latest scorecard on Australia’s growing obesity epidemic, detailing a dangerous backslide on the fight to improve nutrition and avoid chronic health conditions.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
