Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Summary: New research explains how poor maternal nutrition passes health risk across generations. The new science of epigenetics explains how genes can be modified by the environment: You are what your mother did not eat during pregnancy.
A 2005 WHO study found that just over 20% of Australian adults are obese, which is expected to rise to roughly 29% in 2010 if current trends continue. In the 2005 National Health Survey, 53.6% of Australians reported being overweight (above a 25 BMI), with 18% falling into the obese category (above a 30 BMI).n 2005, a study was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics that compared the results of a 2004-05 survey with those conducted in the preceding 15 years. The results showed an increase in the number and proportion of adults who are overweight or obese.
1 In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. 2  Of these over 600 million were obese. 3  Overall, about 13% of the worldâs adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014.4  In 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight. Overall, about 13% of the worldâs adult population (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese in 2014. 2  In 2014, 39% of adults aged 18 years and over (38% of men and 40% of women) were overweight. 3  The worldwide prevalence of obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2014.