Overweight and Obesity Australia Content 2022

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Overweight and obesity is a growing issue not only in Australia, but also all around the
world. As per study, it has been found that two- thirds of people of West Australia are obese
or overweight. Further research showed that it is due to the fact that due to low inequity in the
SES areas, obesity is higher in that region. There is a definite connection between rates of
obesity and the socioeconomic factors of the area. Moreover, the eating trends and habits also
contribute to the high rates of this disease prevailing in the country. As per studies conducted
in 2011-2012, it has been found that Australians on an average consume 14 teaspoons of
sugar each day, that is twice the normal intake of sugar as mentioned by WHO (Warbrick,
Came & Dickson, 2019).
Australia has involved in some programs that spread awareness about the disease like
the Heart Foundation Act which launches campaign that aims to educate the residents about
the risks associated with being overweight and obesity. This campaign visually highlighted
the kind of damage that fat can impose on a hums being’s internal organs. There is an
unintended side effect of this health issue which is ‘fat shaming’; it involves harassing and
criticizing the overweight people through conversation, discourse or through cyberbullying,
to the extent that they feel ashamed of themselves. This issue, in turn, leads to a lot of
psychological illness as well. The most immediate affect is seen as body dissatisfaction, and
it is noticed in both males and females; yet the number of females who are affected are more
than the males.
As a means to reduce the disease, Australian government is imposing and creating
policies that would help the people to avoid from being overweight or obesity.
Implementation of sugar tax, is one of such policies that working as a combat the rising
numbers of diabetes, obesity and overweight (Allen & Allen, 2020). The commercial actors
have also started to reduce their sugar intake and this is helping the public to be inspired and
do so on their own. There is also the food advertising regulation that protects the children