Is your job making you fat? Tradies are revealed as the unhealthiest workers in Australia as public servants are named the fittest 

  • Report says tradies have the worst diet out of all Australian professions 
  • Public servants and real estate agents have one of the healthiest diets  
  • More than 85,000 people were surveyed, findings showed Australian's diet is actually getting worse

By CHARLOTTE MORTLOCK FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

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Construction workers have the worst diets compared to all other professions and women make better food choices than men, according to a new report.

The new report by the CSIRO also says Australia is on a slippery slide, with our food choices worsening over time which will only add to the obesity epidemic.  

The healthiest professions were real estate agents, public servants and health industry workers.

A new report that surveyed more than 85,000 people has found that Australian diets are deteriorating 

A new report that surveyed more than 85,000 people has found that Australian diets are deteriorating 

The report  surveyed more than 86,500 Australians over a year and one of the most concerning trends found was that Australia's health is actually deteriorating, not improving.

In 2015 the nation's diet got a score of 61 out 100, but by September this year it had fallen to 59, a score that doesn't sit well with the way the Australia is perceived.

'We have an image of being fit and healthy, but with a collective diet score of 59 out of 100 that image could be very different unless we act now,' CSIRO Research Director Professor Manny Noaks said. 

One-third of us splurge too frequently and eat more than the maximum of two serves per day of alcohol and sweet treats.

Women had better nutritional levels than men according to the report and tradies had the worst diet out of the professions.

Tradies came in at the top of the list for the worst diet, but real estate agents were one of the best

Tradies came in at the top of the list for the worst diet, but real estate agents were one of the best

In 2015 the nation's diet got a score of 61 out 100, but by September this year it had fallen to 59

In 2015 the nation's diet got a score of 61 out 100, but by September this year it had fallen to 59

'They physically work very hard so are very hungry, but there is not always easy access to healthy food and problems with storage,' CSIRO Research Dietitian Dr Jane Bowen told The Age.

The CSIRO also said most Australian's are educated enough on what they should and shouldn't eat but it was more so a lack of discipline that sees us lagging.

'Theoretically fixing Australian diets is simple because we know what components make up a healthy diet, but putting it into practise can be a little more challenging,' said Dr Bowen. 

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