Obesity on the rise: in Australia it's impacting on life expectancy

Obesity is a real problem in Australi

Obesity is a real problem in Australia. Source: Press Association

Australia's expanding waistlines are weighing down on life expectancy rates, new research has found. The slowdown in life expectancy growth has been going on since 2003, according to the research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.



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