tBlog - World's fattest nation is Australia

Australia now hails to be the world's fattest nation with 26% of its adults being classified as obese, according to a new report released here on Friday.

The report "Australia's Future Fat Bomb" was undertaken by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes

The alarming new figures mean the nation has officially overtaken US having 25% obesity rate. "That, unfortunately, makes us the heavyweight champions, a title we don't really want," Simon Stewart, Institute's head of preventative cardiology, said.

"As we send our athletes off to the Olympics, let's reflect on the fact that we would win the gold medal now in the world fat Olympics if there were such a thing," he added. According to the report, some 1.5 million middle-aged Australians are obese, a figure the report predicts will result in an additional 700,000 cardiovascular-related hospital admissions in the next 20 years. Institute, and revealed that some 4 million Australian adults are obese.