America Is Not Alone

And if we all could wedge ourselves out of the comfy chair, we could do something about it:

The Australian Bureau of Statistics national health survey, released yesterday, found 62 per cent of men and 45 per cent of women were overweight or obese.

However, only 32 per cent of men and 37 per cent of women saw themselves that way.

It also found Queenslanders are fatter, drink and smoke more and have higher levels of preventable diseases than the average Australian.