To the Editor: Australians are fatter than they have ever been before. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (body mass index ≥ 25.0 kg/m2, or waist circumference > 80 cm for women or > 94 cm for men) in Australian adults is approaching 60% for both sexes and has more than doubled in the past 25 years.1
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- John A Hawley1
- David W Dunstan2
- 1 School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC.
- 2 International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC.
Correspondence: john.hawley@rmit.edu.au
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