Well, here comes a news that can take you off-balance, and would be able to shake off all your fears regarding the onslaught of obesity, and its impending epidemic-like situation. It has been reported by an Australian group that Australians are not getting obese, and all the talk about obesity being an epidemic is a sheer waste of time and money! 

It is noticeable here that national and international researchers are due to convene in New South Wales tomorrow: the meeting will be focused about arguing the fact that statistics supporting obesity and its health consequences are much more uncertain than people realize. But, it is reported that the concept has met with intense criticism from a leading diabetes expert. The conference organizer, Jan Wright, says the commonly reported belief that Australians are generally fat, and are growing further fat is not true at all. The professor reports that many industries, which include fitness, food, and pharmaceutical, have vested interests in perpetuating the obesity problem–an interest common to all industries: money!

The conference, which will last for three days, is called Bio-pedagogies. Many academics, including people from the UK, Canada and New Zealand, will develop a plan to stay the momentum of the obesity argument.

It is pretty much obvious that you would be surprised by this news; however, we can’t downplay the role of vested interests in publicity of obesity as an epidemic, because there is a lot of money thrown in by the government and other organizations to tackle the problem of obesity. However, at the same time, we also can’t overlook the fact that the figures and the statistics provided by many countries are startling and clearly indicate that obesity is on a rise. It would be interested, though, to wait and watch the conference proceeds and what is decided by the people who are going to attend it.