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Description
Unhealthy diets are creating a public health crisis in Australia. Along with obesity, they are leading contributors to poor health. This has a high cost to the economy, including large impacts on the health care system and productivity. Australians spend nearly 32% of their household food budget on fast food and eating out, and the average fast food meal contains almost half of an adult’s recommended daily energy intake.
Research notes
This project was conducted by researchers within the Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), a WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, at Deakin University. The project team was led by Associate Professor Gary Sacks, with data collection and analysis coordinated by Ella Robinson.
The project forms part of INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/NCDs Research, Monitoring and Action Support), a global network of public-interest organisations and researchers that seek to monitor and benchmark public and private sector actions to create healthy food environments and reduce obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally.