The determinants and consequences of overweight and obesity

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The determinants and consequences of overweight and obesity

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University of Otago

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According to the World Health Organization, childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century.1 Over the past thirty to forty years there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity in almost all countries for which there are available data.2 New Zealand is part of this global trend. The New Zealand Health Survey 2011/12 found that, among children aged 2–14 years, 20.7% were overweight and 10.2% were obese.3 In boys, but not in gir...

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Report

Date created

2013

Creator

Adams, Judith

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/10429

Related subjects

obesity / overweight / health determinants / childhood obesity

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