Australia; NSW
Aussie coal miners might be digging themselves an early grave, with a new study of three mining sites in NSW showing that less than 20 per cent of mine workers were in a healthy weight range. The study found that around 40 per cent were overweight and around 40 per cent were obese. Only 3.5 per cent of participants met the daily recommendation for vegetables (5 serves) and shift-workers were the most likely to be overweight. The authors say factors such as higher salaries, shiftwork, access to discretionary foods and physical inactivity are all elements heavily representative in the mining industry. They say workers' meal breaks are often spent in mess halls, where high calorie fast food is available on site, with access to drink vending machines.
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