ObesityinAustralia:financial impactsand cost benefits of intervention March2010 What isobesity? Obesityisa conditionwhere excess bodyweightaccumulates tothe extent itmayhave an adverse effecton health, leading toa reduced life expectancy Thisoccurswhen an individual’s energyintake exceedstheirenergyexpenditu...
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Over- weight and obesity in Australia: the 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Med J Aust 2003; 178: 427-432.CAMERON AJ, WELBORN TA, ZIMMET PZ, et al: Overweight and obe- sity in Australia: The 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle ...
Australasia—Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and neighboring islands in the Pacific Ocean—saw the largest absolute increase in adult obesity worldwide over the past 34 years, rising to 29 percent from 16 percent in 1980. It also saw the largest jump in adult female obesity to 30 percent ...
With one in four young people in Australia now either overweight or obese, Jebeile said it's important that children and adolescents who are concerned about their weight, don't try and diet on their own. "We suggest they talk to their general practitioner (doctor) or a dietitian experienced...
Howard, "Modelling obesity trends in Australia: unravelling the past and predicting the future," International Journal of Obesity, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 178-185, 2017.Hayes, A.J.; Lung, T.W.C.; Bauman, A.; Howard, K. Modelling obesity trends in Australia: Unravelling the past and ...
The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) addresses the urgent need for data on diabetes prevalence, risk factors and associated conditions in Australia. Here we describe the methods used and the response rates obtained. AusDiab was a population-based cross-sectional survey of...
To date, the association between obesity and burden of hip and knee joint disease (in terms of prevalence and impact) has not been explored in Australia. Specific data pertaining to the hip and knee joints are not available from Australian population-based studies, including the triennial ...
Socioeconomic inequalities in obesity: modelling future trends in Australiaobesitymicrosimulationsocioeconomic inequalitiesBMI trajectorymodellingObjectives To develop a model to predict future socioeconomic inequalities in body mass index (BMI) and obesity. Design Microsimulation modelling using BMI data from ...
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