http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/prof-simon-stewart/ Professor Simon Stewart is the Head of Preventative Cardiology at the Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute. He completed his clinical research training at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the University of Adelaide. He established the world-first appointment of National Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Nursing at the University of South Australia. He has established a number of large scale public health projects involving a significant component of community participation and collaboration to raise awareness of the risk factors and impact of cardiovascular disease. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/building-healthier-bodies-can-start-with-healthier-towns/ With the majority of middle-aged Australians either obese or overweight the direct contribution of their excess fat to poor health outcomes is potentially staggering. Over the next 20 years it is likely that overweight and obese Australians will experience 700,000 more hospitalisations and 120,000 more deaths related to weight-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease (including heart attacks and strokes) compared to the same population who remain healthy and slim. The calculated cost to society in terms of health care alone is $6 billion. The cost of losing loved ones and productive members of our society is probably incalculable. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Prof Simon Stewart) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/building-healthier-bodies-can-start-with-healthier-towns/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/building-healthier-bodies-can-start-with-healthier-towns/#item3164 Tue, 25 May 2010 19:40:31 +0000 Prof Simon Stewart | Author bios | The Punch