Australians in denial about obesity
September 28, 2011
LEADING Australian commentators met over breakfast with media in Sydney this month, to discuss the alarming results of the Bupa Health Pulse Survey 2011 (Pharmacy Daily 15 Oct). Results from the Survey found that whilst six out of ten Aussies have a Body Mass Index in the obese range, only one third consider themselves overweight. In fact Australia was found to sit in third place on the international stage in terms of obese citizens, behind America and Saudi Arabia. “With the amount of online health information available, the question remains whether we are using it to our advantage or whether it’s making us feel more overwhelmed and confused,” said Dr Bert Boffa, Head of Medical Services for Bupa. Pictured above are the panel members from the Bupa Health Pulse Breakfast (from left) Dr Lisa Studdert, Acting CEO of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency; David Chalke, social analyst; Michelle Bridges, celebrity fitness trainer; Mia Freedman, columnist and author and Dr Bert Boffa, Head of Medical Services for Bupa.
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