The Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges, representing bodies including the Royal Australian College of GPs, the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, has developed a six-point obesity action plan to tackle what it calls the most pressing public health issue.
Professor Nick Talley, head of the Committee of the Presidents of Medical Colleges, said urgent definitive action was needed.
"We need leadership, not just telling people to lose weight," he said.