date:Jul 18, 2012
e Heart Foundation, said today.
More than three million Australians are obese which contributes to a broad range of chronic diseases including heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes (itself a risk factor for heart disease), osteoarthritis and some cancers, Dr Roberts said.
Cardiovascular disease is Australias number one killer, with the food we eat being a major part of the solution to the 46,000 deaths it causes each year.
The Heart Foundation believes the following initiatives must be includ