Overweight and Obese: a public health issue

Young people today are much more likely to be obese than their parents were when they were the same age, according to new analysis released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
This report provides an overview of overweight and obesity in Australia-a major public health issue that has significant health and financial costs. Almost one-quarter of children and two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and rates continue to rise, largely due to a rise in obesity, which cost the economy $8.6 billion in 2011-12.  

Download the report here.