Australians are being called on to adopt healthier eating habits following the results of a major survey on diet.
The latest report card from the CSIRO shows many have a diet that is below par.
Leah Lucas remembers the moment she realised she should make healthier eating choices ...
She logged on to the CSIRO website and filled out the healthy diet score survey, which rated her diet 61 points out of a possible 100.
A year on she's lost 23 kilograms, and now scores 80.
The latest CSIRO survey shows Australians collectively score 59 points out of a possible 100 on diet.
Fewer than half (49 per cent) hit the benchmark for fruit intake.
Junk food is the downfall, with only one per cent of people abstaining, and about a third eat more than the recommended intake.
Professor Manny Noakes from the CSIRO says halving the intake of junk food - or "discretionary food" - would make a big difference.
