Today, however, according to a report on nutrition in Taiwan recently published by the Department of Health, 17.5 % of adult males and 23.4 % adult females are overweight (more than 20 % over ideal weight).
然而，翻開衛生署最新出版的〈國民營養現況〉調查報告，我國成人體重過重（超過理想體重百分之二十）的比例，男性為百分之十七．五，女性為百分之二十三．四。