As a kiwi though, an objective kiwi, i'd have to say that Australians are hands down some of the most beautiful people i've ever laid my hands, woops, I mean eyes on….superb beaches…great tans, MUCH more space than you lot…
australians are fat when you watch the news and walk through the shopping centre, but i don't have any obese friends and only 2 of my many many many extended family members are obese. i wonder how they work this out cause no-one has ever asked me for my bmi, they could only ask fat ppl to get the answers they want.
im australian and not fat, why? because people like you perez you fat fuck make me sick!! australians are so fat because they drink so much then pig out on whatever they can find. you just pig out all day perez and touch yourself over zac effron
this article was written by the leftwing age newspaper. they tend to be more factual than most other aus newspapers.
however, i don not think that this could be true. very few people i know are truly overweight or obese. i have also travelled around a fair bit of aus, including most of our state capitals(all except perth and darwin) and i saw very few obese people there. sure there is a a fair number who carry a little extra, but i know i've had times when i've put on weight, and lost it again. i don't think this report is entirely accurate. possibly meant to shock us all into living a bit healthier by scaring us??
yeah i only know one obese person….i live in melbourne and hardly ever see anyone overweight! its hard to believe…maybe they have their own special fat town that no one know of…eeew
what do you mean "WE" ??? i didnt realize you were australian perez? your not, you fat pog, so why dont you shut the fuck up about other countries weight issues and focus on your own and CELEBRITY BLOGGING. go and eat your spam and pull your cheese dick over your little jonas brothers. youre a hanger on cheese dick!!!
omg!! i find this extremely hard to believe… i dont know any obese people in sydney…
but it does make everyone more aware that obesity is becoming a heaps bigger problem everywhere.
Aww Australia! How did we let ourselves become the most obese country I just hope that Australia can all become healthy again, not for looks but for health. I was shocked because I have not seen many over weight people where i live, but then again i live in sydney and have only been to Queensland so i cant really speak for the whole country.
p.s Love your work Perez, keep it up
those statistics are taken from a survey of only a few thousand people. so if half of those people were fat, then they say that half of all australians are fat. which is not true. there's no way nine million australians are fat, our lifestyle keeps us from getting obese.
LOL! You've reached the height of being a hypocrite- YOU'RE A LARD ASS! Stop with your prepackaged food and trainer and YOU'RE BACK TO BEING A LARD ASS IN A SECOND. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A LARD ASS. Just shut the fuck up Marion and eat a Twinkie.
You are quick to point the finger at others! but what about you ? you are way overweight too, but yet I do not hear about you doing anything about it?????
There's a big difference between 26% of 20 million people and 25% of about 300 million people. If you're only looking at the percentages then, yeah sure, Australia outranks the US, but the actual raw numbers tell a way different story. Statistics can be presented in so many different ways, not all of them particularly accurate.
you people are kidding right? we may be officially the most obese country, but the only reason why we are is because in terms of our population we have a large percentage. We only have like 20 - 25 million people in our country. So pretty sure America has more than 9 million obese people considering you's have 100s of millions of people.
And its not like you walk around the streets of aust and see a fat person everywhere you go, our country is as big as yours so yeah to fit only 20 million in a large continent you arent gonna see fat people everywhere you go! I dont know any obese adults or people in general for that matter.
And i cant believe some of you have the nerve to make us feel ashamed of this considering USA held the record for years and years!
thats crap!! seriously, having lived in both countries, i guarantee you, we're not in the same category as America. i dont mean that in a harsh way i mean it in a realistic way. yes, weight is definitely becoming an issue in Australia but an overweight person here looks NOTHING like an overweight American. Honestly 200lb is generally the biggest you'll find. VERY few weigh more than that.
Dear Perez
dont you forget that your country was the fattest in the world? Your states are known for its obesity all over the world Thanks to Super Size Me. That is bullshit because they dont take it from everyone… besides theres more people in america than australia so theres no comparison available to be accurate and your all fat pigs anyways.
It isn't that the statistics are lying.. They are just being misinterpreted. The statistics include Overweight AND obese people, so anyone with a BMI over 25 is in that category.. The American tatistics include ONLY obese peope, so their statistics only include people with BMI's over 30… Besides 25% of 320 million is still more than the whole of Australia, so they'd still sink quicker than us
America has a population over 300 million and Australia only has over 20 million. so clearly the statistics are going by the amount of people and no matter what america will always be the most obese country, the saddest part is things like super sized meals, how can a county do something like that when obesity problems are so huge, i will never forget an italian exchange student who came over here and we also had an american and we were at the shopping centres and he said "gosh australians are so fat" eveyone laughed and the american girl said "this is nothing compared to america"
Maybe Perez thinks Australia has a better chance than the US of turning the trend. I have no doubt that there are more obese people in the US than in Australia, both number and percentagewise.
I cant stand how people come read this website every day only to comment on how much they hate it…yet, like me, they couldnt live with out it…
I'm aussie, and overweight, and i've been MASSIVELY inspired by the effort Perez has put in to changing his life, and its inspired me to do the same. I've already lost 10 kg… thanks perez and screw the haters. PS I love how people say perez made this up when its a link to Oz's national newspaper…
i think that the problem is mainly american companies infiltrating the australian market with cheap, unhealthy "fast" food. In the more affluent areas of australia, less people are obese because of more money to buy the necessities for a healthy diet. However in the poorer areas, many are left with no other option. 50% is a huge number that may initially surprise many, myself included. I personally know only two obese people out of many thousands that i know. However, i have been to areas where 9 out of 10 people walking down the street are obese. This is terrible, yet nothing is being done.
wow .. australia overtakes the US for obesity .. i didn't realise perez mummy lost that much weight .. and for all you skinny/fit/obsessed/absorbed cunts telling us to go on a diet or eat an apple .. you can all eat my fat sweaty arse (AND IT STINKS) .. there's a lot more too it ! think about it moles
They are about right. Most people here don't know what obese looks like. Most obese people think they are "carrying a bit around the middle". Like the drinking thing. Australians drink too much but it's justified by camaraderie…same as the "fat" thing. Due to clothing companies upgrading their sizings, a size 8 today measures up to a size 10 of 20 years ago. The fabric shapes have changed because as humanity is getting lazier and lazier, its body is changing also.
We eat too much. Too many people deny emotional eating as their problem. Too many people laugh it off or say "everybody is fat these days" like it's okay.
Yes. Every Australian could do better. But, we live in a world where excuses and finger pointing are de rigor and taking responsibility for one's own actions seems almost a crime.
C'mon Aussies. Get your shit together and lose the blubber. Stop making excuses. Where's your pride?
(PS. As a health nut I do not fit into this category. I am classed as underweight due to low body fat content but this is due to athleticism, not an eating disorder - I rebel where ever I can. I don't want to be just like "you".)
Regardless of people's opinions on Perez's weight and the comparisons made between Australia and the United States, these are the cold hard FACTS. Being an Australian, I understand where people are coming from being defensive and in denial - it's only human nature. The main issue is, throughout the world obesity is becoming an increasing problem, as people are not aware of the damage particular foods can do to our bodies. Diet and exercise should be large factors in our lives, irrespective of whether we like them or not. Fast Food and Junk Food have their nicknames for a reason, and the food pyramid is there for a reason. We need to start thinking about looking after our bodies rather than treating them in such a way as the 9 million Australian adults are, for example. What kind of example are adults setting us kids by somewhat encouraging this problem.
Yes we are now apparently the land of fattyboombalarda's!! and i for one am not keen on this title at all. But hey at least our celeb's are HOT! and making us look good in the mean time ) Cheers and beers kids!
I am an Australian American, or an American Australian, who knows which way around it goes.
When I first moved to Oz, I was sick of hearing the crap about how fat Americans were, geezuz shut the f up! Now there are people whinging cause Aus is a fat nation too. Most western nations are.
To the people who blame America for Australia being fat, shut your pie hole.
and blaming the cost of living for being fat… puhleazzz.. I didn't know going out for a run, walk , jog or doing weights using your body cost $$$.. geez, how have I been getting away with it for free all this time??
Anyways people shouldn't be attacking each other about the obesity , maybe should focus more on doing something about it…
plus they just had in the news that the BMI isn't really a great indicator…duh how long did that take?!!
This study has come up with a general equilibrium that has australians being overweight. "a boom in fast food and a decline in physical activity" this is all due to american input. when you are all voting this year, you better fucking think twice, cause you are NOT just voting for your country. AMERICA has a massive input into how Australia is treated and operates as a country. Your vote for presidency not only affects Aus, it also GREATLY affects the world at large and ALL of our futures.
We are the result of our actions. Australis's obesity epidemic is the result of the introduction of America fast food and AMERICAN VALUES (i.e ignornace of true weight issues). Our health is not a political toy, it is our future. Vote properly America. Your choices make our lives.
Shocked, Honestly i don't believe this whatsoever, I've been to oz thousands of times, as well as America, and i can honestly say i've seen maybe to overweight people in Australia, and they were American tourists, so obviously if this is true, there's some secret obese society underground clogging up the census. in comparison to go anywhere in America and having seen large people everywhere all the time, I live in canada, and i also see plenty of big people here, and even then (i hate saying it) but i've seen more fat people Her ein Canada than i ever have in oz.
What an evil and unnecessary thing to post, and the 'we need to change this' what the the fuck?, look in your own backyard lardarse. You are STILL fat!
Re: wes – If we got rid of about 50 million Mexicans, at least all the women we wouldn't be as fat. Ever seen a skinny Mexican mother? How about skinny Afro mother? Few and far between. Look what they eat! It ain't sushi. Pork, beans, tortillas, deep fried everything that has fuzz on it. They live for BBQs and beer. Now the public schools stop having mandatory PE because the little shitz are too embarrassed to be seen naked. The other reason is, the schools don't want to get sued by having alot of fat little porkers dropping dead of heart attacks at 15. Word. War Fat!
oh, and i'd love to see where Australia would be if we hadn't ever had to deal with american influences. even just 20 yrs ago, as we were rising to a new multicultural high, if we could have just elimiated the american influence. At least we're still the top swimming team in the WORLD!!!! SUCK SHIT USA!!!! Watch our world records burn down your pools!!
The number of obese American children exceeds the total nr. of the WHOLE Danish population (around 5 million..!)
Oh yeah just for those whose geography is bad, Denmark is a country in Europe.
What an evil and unnecessary thing to post, and the 'we need to change this' what the the fuck?, look in your own backyard lardarse. You are STILL fat!
Thanks to all the Aussie fattys and American fattys and wherever else fattys you can afford to get a trainer and what ever else it is you spend you hard earned advertising money on.
PS ditch the trainer your still fat. But hay you'll always be ugly
I have read these articles in every Western city I have lived in the world. i am a proud Australian who loves her food, has n executive 80 hour a week job and yet still manged to surf and swim and run at every given moment…and read Perez when I need some reality check of how lucky I am. I now live in shanghai and don't get the chance o exercise as much as I did in OZ. Now that I am here, I have put on a little wait but am still a tidy size.
The reality is, when I lived in New York for 3 years, I saw more obesity than anywhere else I have lived in the world,
Australia's biggest mistake has been accepting the influence of the grossly indulgent culture of America in it's worst form. From disgusting trash TV, Fast Food instead of our wonderful fresh produce ( that the MAJORITY of Australia is still blessed enough to partake) and the lies that lead us into wars that shouldn't happen.
Australia is a rich and beautiful land full of people who actually walk rather than drive and live an out door life. Because we can in a land free of pollution, traffic jams and a plastic fantastic society.
America is no longer the world super power….trust me…I live in the new one…China.
America is now just the land of Super fat people with super huge egos and a super massive health care crisis.
Ooooo… I sense Richard Simmons passing the torch to our beloved Perez!! I can't wait to buy 'Sweatin' to the Gossip' ! Keep losing that weight Perez, you sexy thang.
Re: Chris – How could you say there wasn't no black people or people of colour (asians, latino etc) at the beaches? Maybe because that's the only place you been to…THE BEACH! There's heaps of African, Asian, Mid Eastern, Latino and mixed people in Australia, it depends what city/suburb/town/area you're in, STUPID!
Go for it, Fat Boy.
Why the fuck should "we" do anything about someone else's personal choices? This world could use some "live-and-let-live" for a change.
You gotta remember Aussie has WAY less population than USA, so US. has WAY more fat people. I am Aussie and I know very few overweight people. The portions sizes in Australia are WAY smaller than the US. Since when do you go to a restaurant and get free food (salads/soup/bread) before you get your meal then get a meal SO huge you can only eat 1/3-1/2 of it and have to take a DOOGY bag home….the USofA! And the US. has unlimited refills (soda)…. SODA kills. The USA must want its people to be fat or else they would cut back on all this. Since when is unhealthy food ALOT cheaper to purchase than healthy food. The USA needs to cut back on serving sizes and the 64 ounce soda….disgusting! Its a consipriacy!
Re: BBNZ –
PS. When i lived in Aussie i had an awesome beach body…ate the freshest of fruits and veges, ALL year round, and walked everywhere. Now I live in Vegas and have NEVER eaten so much crap and looked so flabby. Granted I've had a baby. Australia has a WAY more healthy lifestyle and laid back way of living.
Perez I used to be your biggest fan, but really, please stick to what you do best. Your a celeb gossip blogger, is it really your place to be commenting on the health issues of other countries? Especially considering your own personal appearance (and I commend you for trying to get fit but really, maybe maintain a healthy weight for a few years before you start slamming other people). Just get over yourself, stop alienating your fans with your stupid posts that have nothing to do with celebs. I don't want to sound immature but at the moment, the only words that come to mind when I think about you are 'total douche'.
omg, we actually beat the usa????? that's really sad…but thank god it's already such a recognised issue here - there are so many widely promoted and successful weight loss programs here, and the concept of keeping fit and healthy is constantly advertised wherever you go, particularly to kids. there are messages EVERYWHERE about it. so it looks like hopefully this will change in the near future.
NOOOOOO ! NOT AUTRALIAAAA .
im a proud australian , and this is shocking that it has come to this.
GO ON DIETS , NOW !
I DONT CARE IF YOU LOVE THAT YOUR FAT
DO IT !
ITS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH ,
AND YOU'RE MAKING AUSTRALIA LOOK BAD !
I'm not even Australian, and I have to agree that the stats can be misleading. The article says that the sample population was people going to get their blood pressure checked. So chances are that older, less healthy people will be more concerned about their blood pressure than a younger, skinnier, healthier person. So the sample population is biased.
Re: Heath – He is you dumbass! Keep up.
Yeah, wow, can't believe we're not the fattest anymore. Crazy. It's not about your weight though - it's about what you eat, and how much you exercise. People need to start understanding that….
I'm Australian, that is such a load of bull shit. I think every country has their share of obese people. Note to al the dickheads who make up these stats, GET A LIFE!.
This shouldn't come as a huge surprise, I've certainly noticed people getting bigger over the years especially - younger children and early teens.
I'm my opinion it is largely socio-economic, cheaper food is just not healthy. We spend a fortune buying organic vegetables and good quality meat, not many people could justify the huge expense.
Such a shame, we really did have the fit and healthy population not that long ago……….
thx for posting this Perez and drawing attention to the shameful fact that Australia is now ranked the fattest in the world. it's sad to see the denial in a lot of the comments. fact is, tourists don't see the obese epidemic because obese people don't go often go to Bondi but take a train to a suburban shopping malls and you'll glimpse the extent of the problem. the doctor who posted is right - obesity is a major health concern that takes up a lot of the beds in our over-extended and under-resourced hospitals. but ultimately, obesity is not a government responsibility, it's a personal responsibility.
this article is crap, i live in australia and have also been to america and we are no where near as fat as your country (no offence) but we dont have wheelchairs for obese people at our theme parks like you. there is a massive difference, there is always gonna be fat people but arent you slightly hipocritical. i mean you aint exactly skinny. and anyway how do you define skinny different bodies work on different people. so dont judge other people wanker
Re: aussi – Aussi you are right on. Amazing how in denial everyone is. I worked in several suburban shopping centres here in Australia, and I'll tell you people are getting huger and huger and there are more and more of them. It was disgusting to see parents buying donuts for their kids at 8.30 in the morning. And noone is allowed to say a thing in case the truth offends. Yet with my BMI of just under 18, total strangers think they have a right to comment on my size. (Too small as they see it, my doctor says "perfect") I get so frustrated; and frankly I'm sick of looking at all the blubber that these behemoths insist on exposing whereever possible!! Do these people have no fucking pride?? Respect yourselves!!!!
HA!!!! I'VE BEEN TO AUS-F**KING-STRALIA AND THEY THINK THAT THE FREAKIN WORLD REVOLVES AROUND THEM. WAKE UP!!! IT'S A STUDY DONE IN AUSTRALIA BY AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS!! AND THEY BLAME PEREZ!! OH, YEAH , WHEN HE'S SAYING NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU, IT'S OK. BUT WHEN HE (SHOCK HORROR) CRITICIZES, IT'S LIKE, FUCK PEREZ!! GET A GRIP YOU STUPID COUNTRY…. WE CAN ACCEPT OUR FAULTS, SO FACE UP TO YOUR OWN - YOU'RE NOT THAT SPECIAL! I'm so sick if their s**t. Idiots…
Australia is like any other western country. There are fatties and skinnies and all the rest. From my observation, the people who live along the coast line are usually fit and healthy, but westies and country bumpkins are fat and lazy. Also, it is interesting to note that nearly all single mothers I come into contact with are fat and unattractive. Its like divorce sends women into depression and they eat and stop taking care of their appearance…Im from the beaches, and its much like LA, you can never be too thin or too tanned here.
I find that really interesting, where I live on the beaches there are hardly any fat people. What I find interesting is that they took the data from "a national blood pressure screening day", who goes to those things unless you are over-weight and worried about your blood pressure??? No wonder the percentage is so high. I'm sure if the data was taken from "anorexia screening day" we'd be the skinniest nation in the the fucking world. They should take the tests again under an unbiased foundation.
I find that really interesting, where I live on the beaches there are hardly any fat people. What I find interesting is that they took the data from "a national blood pressure screening day", who goes to those things unless you are over-weight and worried about your blood pressure??? No wonder the percentage is so high. I'm sure if the data was taken from "anorexia screening day" we'd be the skinniest nation in the the fucking world. They should take the tests again under an unbiased foundation.
Re: Heath – he is on a diet sweetie…he doesnt shut up about it….and he's letting it go to his head cos he's lost like 3 pounds!
that's shit…
As a kiwi though, an objective kiwi, i'd have to say that Australians are hands down some of the most beautiful people i've ever laid my hands, woops, I mean eyes on….superb beaches…great tans, MUCH more space than you lot…
Typical that Perez would post this up.
PS perez, you're STILL a fat shit.
I live in Australia and Im not fat… Aussies are HOT!!!! Trust a couple of fat lazy fucks to make us all look bad…. GO ON A DIET!!!!!
Re: Lonie –
Lonie you are freaking awesome
Re: Sydne – I live in Oz 2 and damn, the fatties must come out @ night or something coz I rarely see em!
Why dont you fix your own country first Perez?
FAT BOMB FAT BOMB YOU'RE MY FAT BOMB!
Yeah so what if my country is fat, just means more lettuce for the rest of us
australians are fat when you watch the news and walk through the shopping centre, but i don't have any obese friends and only 2 of my many many many extended family members are obese. i wonder how they work this out cause no-one has ever asked me for my bmi, they could only ask fat ppl to get the answers they want.
Sort out your own fat, greedy country first before you go pointing the finger at others.
im australian and not fat, why? because people like you perez you fat fuck make me sick!! australians are so fat because they drink so much then pig out on whatever they can find. you just pig out all day perez and touch yourself over zac effron
this article was written by the leftwing age newspaper. they tend to be more factual than most other aus newspapers.
however, i don not think that this could be true. very few people i know are truly overweight or obese. i have also travelled around a fair bit of aus, including most of our state capitals(all except perth and darwin) and i saw very few obese people there. sure there is a a fair number who carry a little extra, but i know i've had times when i've put on weight, and lost it again. i don't think this report is entirely accurate. possibly meant to shock us all into living a bit healthier by scaring us??
yeah i only know one obese person….i live in melbourne and hardly ever see anyone overweight! its hard to believe…maybe they have their own special fat town that no one know of…eeew
what do you mean "WE" ??? i didnt realize you were australian perez? your not, you fat pog, so why dont you shut the fuck up about other countries weight issues and focus on your own and CELEBRITY BLOGGING. go and eat your spam and pull your cheese dick over your little jonas brothers. youre a hanger on cheese dick!!!
omg!! i find this extremely hard to believe… i dont know any obese people in sydney…
but it does make everyone more aware that obesity is becoming a heaps bigger problem everywhere.
Perez, I saw you last year at a party at the Hilton in Sydney and you were the fattest person in the room!!
Re: iloveparis –
Shut up you ignorant fool…your screen name says it all…paris hilton is a fucktard
and this is coming from YOU perez?
Aww Australia! How did we let ourselves become the most obese country
I just hope that Australia can all become healthy again, not for looks but for health. I was shocked because I have not seen many over weight people where i live, but then again i live in sydney and have only been to Queensland so i cant really speak for the whole country.
p.s Love your work Perez, keep it up
Whew* Makes me feel better to know there are fatter people out there than us lazy ass americans.
Everyone, Stop Being Horrible.
I'm Australian.
I'm Not Obease, I Don't Really Know Many Aussies Who Are.
thanks perez for letting the world know…
cheers
those statistics are taken from a survey of only a few thousand people. so if half of those people were fat, then they say that half of all australians are fat. which is not true. there's no way nine million australians are fat, our lifestyle keeps us from getting obese.
too many fucking meat pies!
i dont believe this article..
LOL! You've reached the height of being a hypocrite- YOU'RE A LARD ASS! Stop with your prepackaged food and trainer and YOU'RE BACK TO BEING A LARD ASS IN A SECOND. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A LARD ASS. Just shut the fuck up Marion and eat a Twinkie.
aussie aussie aussie oink oink oink!
You are quick to point the finger at others! but what about you ? you are way overweight too, but yet I do not hear about you doing anything about it?????
Just another person that has influence telling people they can't be happy if they're not the "ideal" size. How pathetic….
There's a big difference between 26% of 20 million people and 25% of about 300 million people. If you're only looking at the percentages then, yeah sure, Australia outranks the US, but the actual raw numbers tell a way different story. Statistics can be presented in so many different ways, not all of them particularly accurate.
you people are kidding right? we may be officially the most obese country, but the only reason why we are is because in terms of our population we have a large percentage. We only have like 20 - 25 million people in our country. So pretty sure America has more than 9 million obese people considering you's have 100s of millions of people.
And its not like you walk around the streets of aust and see a fat person everywhere you go, our country is as big as yours so yeah to fit only 20 million in a large continent you arent gonna see fat people everywhere you go! I dont know any obese adults or people in general for that matter.
And i cant believe some of you have the nerve to make us feel ashamed of this considering USA held the record for years and years!
GET OVER IT!
thats crap!! seriously, having lived in both countries, i guarantee you, we're not in the same category as America. i dont mean that in a harsh way i mean it in a realistic way. yes, weight is definitely becoming an issue in Australia but an overweight person here looks NOTHING like an overweight American. Honestly 200lb is generally the biggest you'll find. VERY few weigh more than that.
Dear Perez
dont you forget that your country was the fattest in the world? Your states are known for its obesity all over the world Thanks to Super Size Me. That is bullshit because they dont take it from everyone… besides theres more people in america than australia so theres no comparison available to be accurate and your all fat pigs anyways.
Re: cassi –
Well said Cassi, and so are the Canadian! something I am not proud of, even ashamed of it!
What is going on in the heads of these fat disgusting individuals do they have any pride or self respect? WTF they make me sick
It isn't that the statistics are lying.. They are just being misinterpreted. The statistics include Overweight AND obese people, so anyone with a BMI over 25 is in that category.. The American tatistics include ONLY obese peope, so their statistics only include people with BMI's over 30… Besides 25% of 320 million is still more than the whole of Australia, so they'd still sink quicker than us
its true everyone is fat
luckily im not
Umm.. maybe people should learn how to cook, then maybe they will know what goes into there food.
we just love beatin america…we are a competative bunch
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE…..OI OI OI
America has a population over 300 million and Australia only has over 20 million. so clearly the statistics are going by the amount of people and no matter what america will always be the most obese country, the saddest part is things like super sized meals, how can a county do something like that when obesity problems are so huge, i will never forget an italian exchange student who came over here and we also had an american and we were at the shopping centres and he said "gosh australians are so fat" eveyone laughed and the american girl said "this is nothing compared to america"
but peoples images of americans are still the fatso fast food eaters……and peoples images of australians are hot surfers …….
Maybe Perez thinks Australia has a better chance than the US of turning the trend.
I have no doubt that there are more obese people in the US than in Australia, both number and percentagewise.
I cant stand how people come read this website every day only to comment on how much they hate it…yet, like me, they couldnt live with out it…
I'm aussie, and overweight, and i've been MASSIVELY inspired by the effort Perez has put in to changing his life, and its inspired me to do the same. I've already lost 10 kg… thanks perez and screw the haters. PS I love how people say perez made this up when its a link to Oz's national newspaper…
i think that the problem is mainly american companies infiltrating the australian market with cheap, unhealthy "fast" food. In the more affluent areas of australia, less people are obese because of more money to buy the necessities for a healthy diet. However in the poorer areas, many are left with no other option. 50% is a huge number that may initially surprise many, myself included. I personally know only two obese people out of many thousands that i know. However, i have been to areas where 9 out of 10 people walking down the street are obese. This is terrible, yet nothing is being done.
Oh and drop pills and take coke. keeps you thin
Re: kebug17 – Just because you're starting to eat healthy and exercise does not give you the right to comment on fat ppl if you're still fat
wow .. australia overtakes the US for obesity .. i didn't realise perez mummy lost that much weight .. and for all you skinny/fit/obsessed/absorbed cunts telling us to go on a diet or eat an apple .. you can all eat my fat sweaty arse (AND IT STINKS) .. there's a lot more too it ! think about it moles
They are about right. Most people here don't know what obese looks like. Most obese people think they are "carrying a bit around the middle". Like the drinking thing. Australians drink too much but it's justified by camaraderie…same as the "fat" thing. Due to clothing companies upgrading their sizings, a size 8 today measures up to a size 10 of 20 years ago. The fabric shapes have changed because as humanity is getting lazier and lazier, its body is changing also.
We eat too much. Too many people deny emotional eating as their problem. Too many people laugh it off or say "everybody is fat these days" like it's okay.
Yes. Every Australian could do better. But, we live in a world where excuses and finger pointing are de rigor and taking responsibility for one's own actions seems almost a crime.
C'mon Aussies. Get your shit together and lose the blubber. Stop making excuses. Where's your pride?
(PS. As a health nut I do not fit into this category. I am classed as underweight due to low body fat content but this is due to athleticism, not an eating disorder - I rebel where ever I can. I don't want to be just like "you".)
Regardless of people's opinions on Perez's weight and the comparisons made between Australia and the United States, these are the cold hard FACTS. Being an Australian, I understand where people are coming from being defensive and in denial - it's only human nature. The main issue is, throughout the world obesity is becoming an increasing problem, as people are not aware of the damage particular foods can do to our bodies. Diet and exercise should be large factors in our lives, irrespective of whether we like them or not. Fast Food and Junk Food have their nicknames for a reason, and the food pyramid is there for a reason. We need to start thinking about looking after our bodies rather than treating them in such a way as the 9 million Australian adults are, for example. What kind of example are adults setting us kids by somewhat encouraging this problem.
Yes we are now apparently the land of fattyboombalarda's!! and i for one am not keen on this title at all. But hey at least our celeb's are HOT! and making us look good in the mean time
) Cheers and beers kids!
as if a americans can point the finger - fix ur own problems before you point the finger at other people
Don't you love h ow everyone blames America? We aren't shoving Taco Bell down your troats. If you didn't want it…don't eat it
Who's 'we'?
Fuck off and don't speak for us, Perez
Hello, Pot.
Meet Kettle.
…uhmmm…just wtf is it to you? what does this have to do with anything celebrity-related, or even remotely interesting?…
I am an Australian American, or an American Australian, who knows which way around it goes.
When I first moved to Oz, I was sick of hearing the crap about how fat Americans were, geezuz shut the f up! Now there are people whinging cause Aus is a fat nation too. Most western nations are.
To the people who blame America for Australia being fat, shut your pie hole.
and blaming the cost of living for being fat… puhleazzz.. I didn't know going out for a run, walk , jog or doing weights using your body cost $$$.. geez, how have I been getting away with it for free all this time??
Anyways people shouldn't be attacking each other about the obesity , maybe should focus more on doing something about it…
plus they just had in the news that the BMI isn't really a great indicator…duh how long did that take?!!
what that doesn't make sense,…i live here and i hardly know/see any obese people o_o
The sad thing is, it is partly the "american influence" particuarly the fast food culture, that has contributed to this statistic.
Perez is obese!
This study has come up with a general equilibrium that has australians being overweight. "a boom in fast food and a decline in physical activity" this is all due to american input. when you are all voting this year, you better fucking think twice, cause you are NOT just voting for your country. AMERICA has a massive input into how Australia is treated and operates as a country. Your vote for presidency not only affects Aus, it also GREATLY affects the world at large and ALL of our futures.
We are the result of our actions. Australis's obesity epidemic is the result of the introduction of America fast food and AMERICAN VALUES (i.e ignornace of true weight issues). Our health is not a political toy, it is our future. Vote properly America. Your choices make our lives.
Shocked, Honestly i don't believe this whatsoever, I've been to oz thousands of times, as well as America, and i can honestly say i've seen maybe to overweight people in Australia, and they were American tourists, so obviously if this is true, there's some secret obese society underground clogging up the census. in comparison to go anywhere in America and having seen large people everywhere all the time, I live in canada, and i also see plenty of big people here, and even then (i hate saying it) but i've seen more fat people Her ein Canada than i ever have in oz.
What an evil and unnecessary thing to post, and the 'we need to change this' what the the fuck?, look in your own backyard lardarse. You are STILL fat!
Re: wes – If we got rid of about 50 million Mexicans, at least all the women we wouldn't be as fat. Ever seen a skinny Mexican mother? How about skinny Afro mother? Few and far between. Look what they eat! It ain't sushi. Pork, beans, tortillas, deep fried everything that has fuzz on it. They live for BBQs and beer. Now the public schools stop having mandatory PE because the little shitz are too embarrassed to be seen naked. The other reason is, the schools don't want to get sued by having alot of fat little porkers dropping dead of heart attacks at 15. Word. War Fat!
oh, and i'd love to see where Australia would be if we hadn't ever had to deal with american influences. even just 20 yrs ago, as we were rising to a new multicultural high, if we could have just elimiated the american influence. At least we're still the top swimming team in the WORLD!!!! SUCK SHIT USA!!!! Watch our world records burn down your pools!!
The number of obese American children exceeds the total nr. of the WHOLE Danish population (around 5 million..!)
Oh yeah just for those whose geography is bad, Denmark is a country in Europe.
I don't see many fat ppl, is that cos I'm from Melbourne? Everyone here looks hot as, must be other parts of Australia.
What an evil and unnecessary thing to post, and the 'we need to change this' what the the fuck?, look in your own backyard lardarse. You are STILL fat!
Thanks to all the Aussie fattys and American fattys and wherever else fattys you can afford to get a trainer and what ever else it is you spend you hard earned advertising money on.
PS ditch the trainer your still fat. But hay you'll always be ugly
Very funny. Yes, YOU do need to change this. Maybe you're no longer obese as you were, but you are still over weight.
No one ever talks about fat and feeding fetishes. But they exist big time. No pun intended. There are a lot of closet case dudes who like the fat.
I just went to Australia, and i barely saw any fat people!
I have read these articles in every Western city I have lived in the world. i am a proud Australian who loves her food, has n executive 80 hour a week job and yet still manged to surf and swim and run at every given moment…and read Perez when I need some reality check of how lucky I am. I now live in shanghai and don't get the chance o exercise as much as I did in OZ. Now that I am here, I have put on a little wait but am still a tidy size.
The reality is, when I lived in New York for 3 years, I saw more obesity than anywhere else I have lived in the world,
Australia's biggest mistake has been accepting the influence of the grossly indulgent culture of America in it's worst form. From disgusting trash TV, Fast Food instead of our wonderful fresh produce ( that the MAJORITY of Australia is still blessed enough to partake) and the lies that lead us into wars that shouldn't happen.
Australia is a rich and beautiful land full of people who actually walk rather than drive and live an out door life. Because we can in a land free of pollution, traffic jams and a plastic fantastic society.
America is no longer the world super power….trust me…I live in the new one…China.
America is now just the land of Super fat people with super huge egos and a super massive health care crisis.
How's that working out for you USA?
Perez, you'd feel right at home in Australia.
FATS UNITED!
Somehow I doubt this..
Ooooo… I sense Richard Simmons passing the torch to our beloved Perez!! I can't wait to buy 'Sweatin' to the Gossip' ! Keep losing that weight Perez, you sexy thang.
Re: Chris – How could you say there wasn't no black people or people of colour (asians, latino etc) at the beaches? Maybe because that's the only place you been to…THE BEACH! There's heaps of African, Asian, Mid Eastern, Latino and mixed people in Australia, it depends what city/suburb/town/area you're in, STUPID!
Go for it, Fat Boy.
Why the fuck should "we" do anything about someone else's personal choices? This world could use some "live-and-let-live" for a change.
You gotta remember Aussie has WAY less population than USA, so US. has WAY more fat people. I am Aussie and I know very few overweight people. The portions sizes in Australia are WAY smaller than the US. Since when do you go to a restaurant and get free food (salads/soup/bread) before you get your meal then get a meal SO huge you can only eat 1/3-1/2 of it and have to take a DOOGY bag home….the USofA! And the US. has unlimited refills (soda)…. SODA kills. The USA must want its people to be fat or else they would cut back on all this. Since when is unhealthy food ALOT cheaper to purchase than healthy food. The USA needs to cut back on serving sizes and the 64 ounce soda….disgusting! Its a consipriacy!
Perez this is boring. We can all read newspapers. Stick to what you know. Pathetic.
Re: BBNZ –
PS. When i lived in Aussie i had an awesome beach body…ate the freshest of fruits and veges, ALL year round, and walked everywhere. Now I live in Vegas and have NEVER eaten so much crap and looked so flabby. Granted I've had a baby. Australia has a WAY more healthy lifestyle and laid back way of living.
Someone needs a reality check here!!! lol… this is just ridicolous….
Perez I used to be your biggest fan, but really, please stick to what you do best. Your a celeb gossip blogger, is it really your place to be commenting on the health issues of other countries? Especially considering your own personal appearance (and I commend you for trying to get fit but really, maybe maintain a healthy weight for a few years before you start slamming other people). Just get over yourself, stop alienating your fans with your stupid posts that have nothing to do with celebs. I don't want to sound immature but at the moment, the only words that come to mind when I think about you are 'total douche'.
A 5'6” 150 lb girl is considered obese in America…probably there as well. Oh what a crisis!
Dear Perez
You first
Love Fat Australia
Not a suprise to me….I am an Australian living in the U.S and i order Australian food online because Australian food is the BEST!!!!
omg, we actually beat the usa????? that's really sad…but thank god it's already such a recognised issue here - there are so many widely promoted and successful weight loss programs here, and the concept of keeping fit and healthy is constantly advertised wherever you go, particularly to kids. there are messages EVERYWHERE about it. so it looks like hopefully this will change in the near future.
like u could talk perez, australia doesnt like or want you
u treat australia like a lesser country and for it u look at u and laugh at YOUR fat ass!
NOOOOOO ! NOT AUTRALIAAAA .
im a proud australian , and this is shocking that it has come to this.
GO ON DIETS , NOW !
I DONT CARE IF YOU LOVE THAT YOUR FAT
DO IT !
ITS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH ,
AND YOU'RE MAKING AUSTRALIA LOOK BAD !
Oh dear. Well, at least we are number one at something.
I'm not even Australian, and I have to agree that the stats can be misleading. The article says that the sample population was people going to get their blood pressure checked. So chances are that older, less healthy people will be more concerned about their blood pressure than a younger, skinnier, healthier person. So the sample population is biased.
Re: Heath – He is you dumbass! Keep up.
Yeah, wow, can't believe we're not the fattest anymore. Crazy. It's not about your weight though - it's about what you eat, and how much you exercise. People need to start understanding that….
I'm Australian, that is such a load of bull shit. I think every country has their share of obese people. Note to al the dickheads who make up these stats, GET A LIFE!.
This shouldn't come as a huge surprise, I've certainly noticed people getting bigger over the years especially - younger children and early teens.
I'm my opinion it is largely socio-economic, cheaper food is just not healthy. We spend a fortune buying organic vegetables and good quality meat, not many people could justify the huge expense.
Such a shame, we really did have the fit and healthy population not that long ago……….
thx for posting this Perez and drawing attention to the shameful fact that Australia is now ranked the fattest in the world. it's sad to see the denial in a lot of the comments. fact is, tourists don't see the obese epidemic because obese people don't go often go to Bondi but take a train to a suburban shopping malls and you'll glimpse the extent of the problem. the doctor who posted is right - obesity is a major health concern that takes up a lot of the beds in our over-extended and under-resourced hospitals. but ultimately, obesity is not a government responsibility, it's a personal responsibility.
HAHAHAHA!!! coming from you???!!!
this article is crap, i live in australia and have also been to america and we are no where near as fat as your country (no offence) but we dont have wheelchairs for obese people at our theme parks like you. there is a massive difference, there is always gonna be fat people but arent you slightly hipocritical. i mean you aint exactly skinny. and anyway how do you define skinny different bodies work on different people. so dont judge other people wanker
its lies! aussies are hot!!
Re: aussi – Aussi you are right on. Amazing how in denial everyone is. I worked in several suburban shopping centres here in Australia, and I'll tell you people are getting huger and huger and there are more and more of them. It was disgusting to see parents buying donuts for their kids at 8.30 in the morning. And noone is allowed to say a thing in case the truth offends. Yet with my BMI of just under 18, total strangers think they have a right to comment on my size. (Too small as they see it, my doctor says "perfect") I get so frustrated; and frankly I'm sick of looking at all the blubber that these behemoths insist on exposing whereever possible!! Do these people have no fucking pride?? Respect yourselves!!!!
HA!!!! I'VE BEEN TO AUS-F**KING-STRALIA AND THEY THINK THAT THE FREAKIN WORLD REVOLVES AROUND THEM. WAKE UP!!! IT'S A STUDY DONE IN AUSTRALIA BY AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS!! AND THEY BLAME PEREZ!! OH, YEAH , WHEN HE'S SAYING NICE THINGS ABOUT YOU, IT'S OK. BUT WHEN HE (SHOCK HORROR) CRITICIZES, IT'S LIKE, FUCK PEREZ!! GET A GRIP YOU STUPID COUNTRY…. WE CAN ACCEPT OUR FAULTS, SO FACE UP TO YOUR OWN - YOU'RE NOT THAT SPECIAL! I'm so sick if their s**t. Idiots…
Australia is like any other western country. There are fatties and skinnies and all the rest. From my observation, the people who live along the coast line are usually fit and healthy, but westies and country bumpkins are fat and lazy. Also, it is interesting to note that nearly all single mothers I come into contact with are fat and unattractive. Its like divorce sends women into depression and they eat and stop taking care of their appearance…Im from the beaches, and its much like LA, you can never be too thin or too tanned here.
why don't you sort out America's fat asses first before trying to change Australia's.
I find that really interesting, where I live on the beaches there are hardly any fat people. What I find interesting is that they took the data from "a national blood pressure screening day", who goes to those things unless you are over-weight and worried about your blood pressure??? No wonder the percentage is so high. I'm sure if the data was taken from "anorexia screening day" we'd be the skinniest nation in the the fucking world. They should take the tests again under an unbiased foundation.
I find that really interesting, where I live on the beaches there are hardly any fat people. What I find interesting is that they took the data from "a national blood pressure screening day", who goes to those things unless you are over-weight and worried about your blood pressure??? No wonder the percentage is so high. I'm sure if the data was taken from "anorexia screening day" we'd be the skinniest nation in the the fucking world. They should take the tests again under an unbiased foundation.