RECENT analysis of obesity rates says it's time Mildura weighed in on its battle with the bulge.

In the nationwide analysis, Mildura was ranked "second most obese" in Victoria.

The breakdown, by Victoria University's Mitchell Institute, showed more than 35 per cent of Mildura residents were obese, on par with the City of Melton and Pyrenees Shire, and closely trailing Central Goldfields (36.1 pe...