A small step to solve a growing problem

Updated February 9 2017 - 11:31am, first published 11:26am

Recent figures on obesity show some clear patterns; the poorer you are the more likely you are to be overweight or obese. The further you live from Melbourne CBD the worse it becomes. Alongside this, rates of sugary drink consumption largely mirror this divide. Across Ararat, one in six adults drink sugary beverages daily – this includes sports drinks and iced tea – and almost 60 per cent of residents are classed overweight or obese. But this is a profound problem across regional Victoria.

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