Calls for widespread change on how obesity is treated in Australia

Diet

Illustration - Measuring tape is wrapped around cutlery Source: DPA / Berliner Verlag/Steinach/AP

An extra 2.5 million Australians are now classified as obese compared with a decade ago, as the federal government considers a proposal to limit junk-food advertising targeted towards children. The new figures shine the light on alternative perspectives on what it means to be obese as well what makes it difficult for migrant communities.



Share
Follow SBS Kurdish

Download our apps
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Kurdish-speaking Australians.
Innovative approaches for addressing the challenges of language as the only identity tool Kurds have.
Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service