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Health
Duncan Murray

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

Over two-thirds of adults in Australia are overweight or obese, cosing billions of dollars to treat. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

The majority of Australians are overweight or obese, with increasing numbers of people carrying excess weight costing health systems hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sixty-seven per cent or 13 million adults in Australia are overweight or obese, as well as roughly 27 per cent children aged 2-17, latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare revealed on Wednesday.

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