Global warming to result in more obesity and mental illness ...

Excerpt from ABC News:

Aussies face ailing health from warming planet

29 October 2007

A new report examining health risks of climate change warns Australians face a greater chance of getting sick from illnesses including dengue fever, obesity, diabetes and mental health.

The paper, compiled by 13 researchers, concludes that rapid environmental and climatic changes pose increasing risks to the health of Australians.

Deaths from heart attacks, strokes and respiratory disease caused by heatwaves could double or even triple by 2050.

It also found asthma is likely to increase in some groups, and viral infections such as avian flu and SARS will spread more readily as population density and people movement increases.
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See - Global warming - the new killer.