Young adults in the World are exercising more but still battling the bulge, according to a State Government health survey.
The Summery Report on Adult Health, released today, shows the number of over-weight or obese young adults continues to rise. The survery said
just over half of all people were talking part in "adequate" levels of physical activity each week, up from 38 per cent in 1997.
But 47 per cent of 25 to 34 year-old were overweight in 2008, an increase fro 39 per cent in 1997.
A third of 16 to 24 year-olds were overweight compared with 22.8 per cent a decade ago, according to the report. Other results from the study, which surveyed 12,485 people, showed the number of young adults drinking risky amounts of alcohol had decreased significantly in the past six years.
There was also a reduction in smokers across all ages, apart from those aged 55-64, to about one in five people. More then half of people aged 1
6-34 now eat two or more servings of fruit a day - but only 8 per cent of people meet the recommended five serves of vegetables.
The Summery Report on Adult Health, released today, shows the number of over-weight or obese young adults continues to rise. The survery said
just over half of all people were talking part in "adequate" levels of physical activity each week, up from 38 per cent in 1997.But 47 per cent of 25 to 34 year-old were overweight in 2008, an increase fro 39 per cent in 1997.
A third of 16 to 24 year-olds were overweight compared with 22.8 per cent a decade ago, according to the report. Other results from the study, which surveyed 12,485 people, showed the number of young adults drinking risky amounts of alcohol had decreased significantly in the past six years.
There was also a reduction in smokers across all ages, apart from those aged 55-64, to about one in five people. More then half of people aged 1
6-34 now eat two or more servings of fruit a day - but only 8 per cent of people meet the recommended five serves of vegetables.
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