Obesity Rates Soar In Australia

[icyfroth]

Obesity rates in Australia and New Zealand have soared by more than 80 per  cent in the past 33 years, the biggest increase in a groundbreaking survey of  almost 200 countries.

The findings, which reveal almost one in three Australians is obese,  intensifies pressure on the government to restrict junk food marketing, restore  the healthy food-star rating system and force companies to cut sugar and fat in  processed food and drink.

Saturating children and adults with junk food advertising, particularly through  sport, means many parents are ''fighting a battle'' against the junk food  industry, Professor Moodie said. ''We have also failed to get anywhere with  front of pack labelling, or with food reformulation, because of huge resistance  from the industry to anything that might improve our health. Only now are people  starting to realise there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of coke.''

 http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/obesity-rates-soar-in-australia-a-global-survey-reveals-2014052...

People get obsessed with food. Look how popular those cooking shows are.

[icyfroth]

Yes I know Erica. I think everyone of our generation grew up in a home where there was a fruit tree or two, a vege patch and maybe  a chook pen.

Nobody these days has the skills or the time and space or even the inclination to do that.

We've totally surrendered our independence to the stores and supermarkets. Do you see how we're being herded like cattle?

They can fatten us up to fatten their profits.

[ten*teeny*tiny*toes]

And the marketing. Buy 2 bags of chips for $5, drumsticks only $5 this week.

Brain says Bargain even though I wasn't going to buy them!

Soft drink and fast foods too.

[donnashuggy]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Obesity rates in Australia and New Zealand have soared by more than 80 per  cent in the past 33 years, the biggest increase in a groundbreaking survey of  almost 200 countries.

The findings, which reveal almost one in three Australians is obese,  intensifies pressure on the government to restrict junk food marketing, restore  the healthy food-star rating system and force companies to cut sugar and fat in  processed food and drink.

Saturating children and adults with junk food advertising, particularly through  sport, means many parents are ''fighting a battle'' against the junk food  industry, Professor Moodie said. ''We have also failed to get anywhere with  front of pack labelling, or with food reformulation, because of huge resistance  from the industry to anything that might improve our health. Only now are people  starting to realise there are 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can of coke.''

 http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/obesity-rates-soar-in-australia-a-global-survey-reveals-2014052...

People get obsessed with food. Look how popular those cooking shows are.

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It's a sign of wealth, blame Labor.

[fourandsixpants]

The approximate number of teaspoons of sugar or sugar cubes in the following drinks are:

250 ml tetra pack of Ribena – 9

600ml bottle of soft drink– 20

250 ml bottle of Apple Juice drink– 7

300ml carton flavoured Big M milk– 7

375 ml bottle of soft drink– 10

375 ml can of flavoured mineral water – 11

1 glass of water – 0 teaspoons

To work out how many teaspoons of sugar in drinks not

listed above, simply look on the nutrition panel for the

number of grams of sugar per serve. Approximately 4 grams

of sugar = 1 teaspoon or one sugar cube.

Wonder how many teaspoons of sugar are in a 2 Litre bottle of coke?

[fourandsixpants]

If you want to know how much sugar is any food, find out the number of grams of carbohydrate and then divide by four (4).

Now for the shocker.

How many teaspoons of sugar are in two thin slices of supposedly healthy whole grain bread?

Hold onto your hat. Ten (10) teaspoons of sugar.

Now how many teaspoons of sugar are in that very sweet tasting snickers bar?

8.5 teaspoons of sugar.

So two thin slices of whole wheat bread

have more sugar than a snickers bar.

 I select retail packaged bread based on least amount of sugar....usually high fibre and stay clear of the 'brown' wholemeal types as these often have more sugar in them than the white breads, to make them 'taste' better IMO. Usu. bake my own using bread flour.

[freakiness]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Obesity rates in Australia and New Zealand have soared by more than 80 per  cent in the past 33 years, the biggest increase in a groundbreaking survey of  almost 200 countries.

The findings, which reveal almost one in three Australians is obese,  intensifies pressure on the government to restrict junk food marketing, restore  the healthy food-star rating system and force companies to cut sugar and fat in  processed food and drink.

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It's a shame that one of the first acts of this govt, or one of the lobbyist staff members, was to axe the healthy food star rating system.  They're not interested in forcing companies to cut suger or fat from foods.  The food industry is controlled by big Lib donors and/or IPA members.

[hargrlynet]

Wow Lind where do you do your shopping? I dont pay anything like that for bread, potatoes etc  Given the average takeway costs around $15 for 2 people (hamburger, chips ) how is that cheaper than healthy food?

[poddster]

Obesity hyas nothing to do with fast food chains. it has everything to do with will power and sheer gluttony.

[freakiness]

There are some medical conditions and medications that cause weight gain.  Not every overweight person is a glutton.

[poddster]

Fast food chain addiction syndrome?