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Health impacts of obesity Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Blood pressure increases in line with Body Mass Index (BMI) 02. Excess weight is associated with a higher risk of disability in older age. 03. …

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Medication and surgery for adults

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Pharmacotherapy is indicated in addition to behavioural intervention in overweight people with a weight-related health problem, or people with …

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Settings approach to obesity in healthcare Obesity …

WEBThe effect of a change to healthy vending in a major Australian health service on sales of healthy and unhealthy food and beverages. Appetite 114: 73-81. …

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The disease burden of overweight, obesity and poor diet

WEBGlobal disease burden from excess weight and poor diet. An estimated 5.02 million deaths around the world were attributable to high body mass index (BMI) in 2019. …

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Policies to reduce children’s exposure to junk food …

WEBIt is clear that food marketing promotes unhealthy foods and has a negative impact on children’s health. 1 A systematic review found evidence that statutory …

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Behavioural interventions for management of overweight …

WEBPhysical activity. Physical activity is an integral part of overweight and obesity management. Although very high levels of exercise (over 300 mins/week) 13 are …

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The obesogenic environment – how did we get here

WEB02. Many low and middle-income countries are facing a double burden of undernutrition and obesity. 03. 'Obesogenic' environments are encouraging high energy …

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Obesity trends in Australian adults Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBTwo-thirds of Australian adults now live with overweight (35.6%) or obesity (31.3%). The prevalence of overweight is higher for men compared to women, while the …

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Managing overweight and obesity in children and …

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Lifestyle intervention is the first-line treatment for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. 02. For post-pubertal adolescents with …

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Obesity trends in Australian children Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBTrends in overweight and obesity. The percentage of Australian children aged 7 to 15 years with overweight doubled between 1985 and 2014 from 10.2% to …

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Health Star Rating System: proposed improvements

WEBPublic health and consumer groups in Australia support front-of-pack interpretive food labelling such as the Health Star Rating System. The Australian …

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Impact of unhealthy food marketing on children

WEBThe average Australian 5 to 8-year-old is exposed to at least 827 unhealthy food advertisements on television each year. 02. Australian adolescents are exposed to …

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Obesity trends across socioeconomic groups Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBFor Australian men, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was similar across socioeconomic groups. Key Evidence. 01. Around one-third of children aged 2 to …

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Settings-based approaches: workplaces

WEBThe World Health Organization recommends strategies in community settings to tackle modifiable risk factors for chronic disease including poor diet and …

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Settings-based approaches for children and adolescents

WEBThis page has been written by Dr Seema Mihrshahi and Professor Louise Baur with Kate Hagan . Childhood obesity is one of the most important public health …

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Australia's Health Star Rating System Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBThe Health Star Rating System is a front-of-pack food labelling system which rates the healthiness of packaged food and assigns it a rating from half a star to 5 …

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Junk food price promotions Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Price promotions typically lead to higher purchase volumes and may increase consumption of promoted products, particularly for unhealthy …

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Mass media education campaigns

WEBMass media campaigns can be effective at changing population health behaviours, including to reduce smoking rates and prevent HIV infection. 1 They use …

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