VICTORIANS are getting fatter and
we're eating less fruit and vegetables, but smoking is down and asthma
is less prevalent than it was earlier in the decade.
The first complete snapshot of the state of Victoria's health,
released during the week, shows that more of us are experiencing the
telltale signs of poor health, such as weight gain and disease.
Results
from the 2008 Victorian Population Health Survey of more than 34,000
people reveal that rates of exercise remained steady between 2002 and
2008, but the proportion of people classed as either overweight or obese
rose by 3.5 per cent from 2002 to 2008, with 48.6 per cent of adults
falling into one of the two categories.
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The number of men with lifestyle-related type 2 diabetes also increased.
The survey reveals that 13.6 per cent of men and 6.9 per cent of
women admitted drinking at "risky levels" on a weekly basis, which was
similar to 2002 rates.
But there was also some good news for the state's health.
The prevalence of asthma among adults dropped by 1.4 per cent to 10.7 per cent.
And
the message of "knowing your numbers" has hit home, with more of us
having our blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels checked.
The
survey also shows that the state's healthiest people - determined by
factors such as exercise and eating habits, alcohol consumption and
preventative checks - live along the coast.
Victoria's Surf Coast -
the tract of Great Ocean Road, stretching from Lorne to Torquay and
inland past Winchelsea - ranks as the highest for meeting the
recommended fruit and vegetable consumption, and the highest for people
having their eyes checked and bowel cancer tests performed.
The coast's proportion of smokers is below the state average and its residents exercise more often than the average Victorian
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