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  2. Childhood obesity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    As a result of the alarming statistics involving the number of obese children in Australia the consequences have also been extensive to the economy. Between the ages of 4–5 years the costs of childhood obesity, according to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, has incurred significantly higher medical and pharmaceutical bills. [4]

  3. Obesity in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Obesity in Australia is an "epidemic" [2] with "increasing frequency." [2] [3] The Medical Journal of Australia found that obesity in Australia more than doubled in the two decades preceding 2003, [4] and the unprecedented rise in obesity has been compared to the same health crisis in America. Largely held up by Julian Magor, who has a ...

  4. Health in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Australia has the fifth highest rate of obesity in the OECD. More than a third of the adult population are overweight and about a third obese. 57% do not take enough exercise. [31] Australian health statistics show that chronic disease such as heart disease, particularly strokes which reflects a more affluent lifestyle is a common cause of ...

  5. What causes childhood obesity? - AOL

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    Obesity in adulthood. For both children and adults, obesity increases the risk of: Type 2 diabetes. Breathing issues. Joint problems. Gallstones and gallbladder disease. High blood pressure and ...

  6. List of countries by obesity rate - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by obesity rate, ... Percentage of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 1 Tonga: 70.54 2 Nauru: ... Australia: 31.82 45 United Arab Emirates:

  7. Diet and metabolic health may influence flu vaccine effectiveness

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    May 6, 2024 at 10:54 AM. ... the formerly obese mice had a 100% survival rate. The results suggest that specific dietary changes and weight loss may help improve the flu vaccine’s effectiveness ...

  8. Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in ...

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    The obesity rate among U.S. adults fell in 2023 for the first time in over a decade, according to a new study released on Friday. The study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum found that ...

  9. Epidemiology of obesity - Wikipedia

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    In 1962, about 13% of adult Americans were obese, [39] and by 2002, obesity rates reached 33% of the adult population. [40] According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study collected between the 1970s and 2004, the prevalence of overweight and obesity increased steadily among all groups of Americans.