As a nation, we are losing weight…

But, our excess fat – as explained by Diabetes Queensland – is equivalent to about 145,000 Toyota Corollas. The research, conducted by Roy Morgan Research for the Medibank Better Health Index (Australia’s most up-to-date quarterly health study), found the number of Australians who fall within the ‘healthy weight range’ has increased by 200,000 people within the last year. Although this is a step in the right direction, the index continues to confirm the nation’s mean BMI (body mass index) is still firmly overweight, remaining at crisis level.