Overweight and obesity

Overweight and obesity can increase risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease, and a number of cancers. 

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Overweight and obesity is a leading contributor to chronic disease burden.

 

This includes:

• 54% of type 2 diabetes burden

• 40% of chronic kidney disease burden

• 25% of coronary heart disease burden

• 21% of stroke burden.

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Around two in three Australian adults live with overweight or obese, and one in four children are already overweight or obese, according to the latest AIHW Australia's Health 2020.

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ACDPA's work

We live in a world that heavily promotes unhealthy food and reduces opportunities to be physically active. ACDPA prioritises changes to physical and food environments to change our current obesogenic environment.

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We helped contribute to the development of a national obesity strategy (2022), and we support policies to address environmental, social and commercial influences on obesity.

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ACDPA supports the Tipping the Scales. Australian Obesity Prevention Consensus priorities.

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See our position statement on overweight and obesity.

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Link to other ACDPA position statements and submissions.

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Link to Australia's National Obesity Strategy (2022-2030)

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