Australian Health Survey - first results

The first results released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics from the Australian Health Survey 2011-12 have some good and bad news; smoking rates continue to fall, as do rates of drinking at risky levels, but the number of people who are overweight and obese continues to rise.
The proportion of overweight adult Australians has increased to the point where almost 63% of the population are now classified as overweight or obese.  70% of men, 56% of women and 25% of children are overweight or obese.  Results released this week from the Australian Health Survey are the first in a series of results that will be release progressively over the next 18 months.