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One of the worlds fattest nations.... |
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One of the world’s highest rates of childhood obesity |
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61% of all adults overweight or obese |
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70% of all adults sedentary |
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70% don’t eat enough vegetables |
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87% of Australians over 15 have a long term medical condition |
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1 in 4 Australian children are overweight or obese |
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Children’s energy outputs have dropped by 650 cal in the last 50 years (equivalent to approx 3 hours of walking) |
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40% of children do not play organised sports |
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Studies indicate that relative body weight is sustained from childhood to adulthood, and, once children or adolescents are overweight or obese, their weight is unlikely to track backwards |
