Fat adults, fat kids, fat pets: how we're driving the obesity pandemic

By Nicky Phillips
Updated January 2 2015 - 10:09am, first published December 9 2014 - 10:01pm
Bulging issue: Processed foods and climate change are hastening the obesity pandemic. Photo: iStock
Bulging issue: Processed foods and climate change are hastening the obesity pandemic. Photo: iStock

In the year 2000 when Cathy Freeman smashed the women's 400-metre record at the Sydney Olympics, showcasing the best of our species' physical abilities, the physique of many others crossed another, less auspicious line.