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Australian workers unhealthy: report

Xinhua, June 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

The average Australian worker is stressed, overweight, unfit and has a cholesterol or blood pressure problem, research shows on Friday.

There is an urgent need for preventative actions in the workplace, says Dr John Lang, CEO of the Workplace Health Association of Australia.

"This is an alarming insight into the poor levels of health experienced by most Australian workers," he said.

The Health Profile of Australian Employees report, which was released on Friday, analyzed the health characteristics of almost 30,000 workers gleaned from workplace health assessments over the past decade, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Physical inactivity and stress were found to be the leading preventable health risks for workers.

The report found that 65 percent of the workers reported moderate to high stress levels, while 41 percent had psychological distress levels considered to be at-risk. Endi