(1) Queensland Health. The Health of Queenslanders 2006. Report of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland. Queensland Health. Brisbane 2006.

(2) This figure is estimated from state population numbers and obesity prevalence from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey (children and young people) and AusDiab 2000 (adults) and is likely to underestimate current numbers.

(3) Queensland Health. The Health of Queenslanders 2006. Report of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland, Queensland Health. Brisbane 2006.

(4) Rayner, M and P Scarborough.  2005.  The burden of food related ill health in the UK.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.  59: 1054-1057.

(5) Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C. The Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia. Canberra: AIHW, 1999.

(6) Stephenson, J., A. Bauman, T. Armstrong, B. Smith and B. Bellew.  2000.  The Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia:  A Preliminary Study.  Commonwealth of Australia.  Canberra, ACT.

(7) Dunstan D, Zimmet P, Welborn T, Sicree R, Armstrong T, Atkins R, et al. Diabesity and associated disorders in Australia-2000: the accelerating epidemic: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Melbourne: International Diabetes Institute, 2001.

(8) Access Economics (2006)  The economic costs of obesity. Diabetes Australia, October 2006, Canberra.

(1) Queensland Health. The Health of Queenslanders 2006. Report of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland. Queensland Health. Brisbane 2006.

(2) This figure is estimated from state population numbers and obesity prevalence from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey (children and young people) and AusDiab 2000 (adults) and is likely to underestimate current numbers.

(3) Queensland Health. The Health of Queenslanders 2006. Report of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland, Queensland Health. Brisbane 2006.

(4) Rayner, M and P Scarborough.  2005.  The burden of food related ill health in the UK.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.  59: 1054-1057.

(5) Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C. The Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia. Canberra: AIHW, 1999.

(6) Stephenson, J., A. Bauman, T. Armstrong, B. Smith and B. Bellew.  2000.  The Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia:  A Preliminary Study.  Commonwealth of Australia.  Canberra, ACT.

(7) Dunstan D, Zimmet P, Welborn T, Sicree R, Armstrong T, Atkins R, et al. Diabesity and associated disorders in Australia-2000: the accelerating epidemic: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Melbourne: International Diabetes Institute, 2001.

(8) Access Economics (2006)  The economic costs of obesity. Diabetes Australia, October 2006, Canberra.