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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents: reassessment of 1985 and 1995 data against new standard international definitions

The Medical Journal of Australia · 2001 · Vol. 174(11) · pp. 561–564

Anthea Magarey✉(Nepean Hospital)Lynne Daniels(Flinders University)T. J. C. BOULTON(Nepean Hospital)

Abstract

The secular trend of increasing overweight and obesity in the decade from 1985 and the high prevalence rates in Australian children and adolescents are a major public health concern.

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Children's Physical and Motor Development Birth, Development, and HealthOverweightObesityMedicineBody mass indexDemographyChildhood obesityPediatricsCross-sectional studyGerontologyInternal medicine

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AdolescentAustraliaChildChild WelfareChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesData CollectionFemaleHumansMaleNutrition SurveysObesityReference StandardsReference ValuesRisk Factors

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Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey