Australia becoming overweight and obese

Number of overweight and obese in Australia N are growing in number, N a recent study has said.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed in its 2007-08 report that one fourth of adults are obese while 37 per cent have been classified as overweight, registering a significant increase from the last health survey on body mass index conducted in 1995.

There was also an increase in obesity among children, ABC reported on Monday. Over the last 12 years the ratio of obese children has increased from 5.2 per cent to 7.8 per cent, while seventeen per cent are found overweight.

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From 2010, ‘baby seats’ will be compulsory in cars

In a bid to make Indian roads more child friendly, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to make “baby seats” compulsory for all passenger cars from 2010.

“This is a long pending step and will be introduced in Indian vehicles for the first time. The idea is to create a safe and designated space for children in cars. Across Europe and USA, besides other countries like Australia, ‘Child Restraint Systems’ (CRS) is mandatory in all vehicles. So the ministry has decided it’s time for such an initiative to be taken in India as well,” said a top official.

“The planned implentation schedule is two years for new car models and three years for existing models. This will also be introduced for commercial goods vehicles and passenger buses,” he added.

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