For your interest, we have added some facts about obesity on this page.
- The population of obese people has almost doubled since 1980
- 35.9% of the world's population are obese
- 2.8 million people die from being obese each year
- In 2008, nearly 1.4 billion adults, 20 and over, were overweight. Of these, over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women.
- 65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more than underweight
- Over 40 million kids, 5 and under, were overweight in 2011.
- It costs McDonald's 13-19c to make food that is almost the real thing, but it isn't, so you are eating fake food when you go to McDonald's
- 60% of Australians are obese or overweight, but 50% of those people who are overweight don't think they are
- Australia is the 4th fattest country in the world, behind America, Mexico and New Zealand.
- The population of obese people has almost doubled since 1980
- 35.9% of the world's population are obese
- 2.8 million people die from being obese each year
- In 2008, nearly 1.4 billion adults, 20 and over, were overweight. Of these, over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women.
- 65% of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity kills more than underweight
- Over 40 million kids, 5 and under, were overweight in 2011.
- It costs McDonald's 13-19c to make food that is almost the real thing, but it isn't, so you are eating fake food when you go to McDonald's
- 60% of Australians are obese or overweight, but 50% of those people who are overweight don't think they are
- Australia is the 4th fattest country in the world, behind America, Mexico and New Zealand.