The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) recently released a report that revealed Australians' eating habits.
According to BBC, "Australians eat three times more junk food than the recommended daily intake, according to the new [CSIRO] report."
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Furthermore, Australians are consuming junk food more as a daily source as compared to the fare being eaten as an indulgence.
The study, consisting of 40,000 Australians, also found that these mates from down under consumed an average of 32 kilograms of chocolate per year.
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Not only that, but Australians fared 61 out of 100 in the CSIRO's Healthy Diet Score Survey. CSIRO Reseach Director, Professor Manny Noakes, said, "The scores were fairly unflattering across all respondents.
"If we were handing out report cards for diet quality Australia would only get a C," Professor Noakes added.
In addition, Australians scored a 49 out of 100 in the dairy food intake category. Fruit consumption scored a 67, while vegetable consumption scored a 68 out of 100.
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Professor Manny Noakes further defined what constitutes as junk food, noting that chocolates, cake and fast food should only be occasional consumptions. As America attempts to lower obesity rates, Australia seems to be increasing theirs.
According to the government's Institute of Health and Welfare, approximately two out of three Australian adults, in addition to one in four Australian children, are either obese or overweight.
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Professor Noakes also notes: "[Junk] food is no longer just an indulgence, its become mainstream and Australians are eating it each and every day."
"They also need to be more mindful of every bite they take by eating more slowly and consciously," Noakes continued.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization's Healthy Diet Score Survey "evaluated a person's diet on the basis of variety, frequency and quantity of the essential food groups as well as individual attributes such as age and gender," as per BBC.
