Collective girth: when the obese will outnumber the healthy in Australia

By Harriet Alexander
Updated October 18 2016 - 11:13am, first published September 30 2016 - 12:15pm
Obesity in adults will reach 35 per cent by 2025. Photo: Jenny Evans
Obesity in adults will reach 35 per cent by 2025. Photo: Jenny Evans

Obese adults will outnumber the healthy or underweight within the next decade, according to modelling that predicts the collective girth of the population by 2025.