Food System Outcomes Health (Web – Feb 2024)
The health and nutrition figure lists food system outcomes for health and nutrition for Australians. Australia’s food system contributes to human health by providing nutritious and healthy food. However, the current food system does not always achieve this objective for all Australians.
• 1 in 20 Australians had diabetes in 2021.
• 65% of adults were overweight in 2022.
• 3 million Australians faced moderate or severe food insecurity between 2020 and 2022.
• $2.4 billion is the cost of diet-related diseases in 2019.
• Nine in 10 adults did not eat the recommended daily vegetable diet in 2022.