Obesity prevention in children and young people: what policy actions are needed?

Overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the lifecourse. Rates of childhood overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions in many countries and pose an urgent and serious challenge. Policy responses across the world hav...

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Main Authors: William Bellew, Adrian Bauman, James Kite, Bridget Foley, Lindsey Reece, Margaret Thomas, Seema Mihrshahi, Lesley King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sax Institute 2019-03-01
Series:Public Health Research & Practice
Online Access:http://www.phrp.com.au/issues/march-2019-volume-29-issue-1/obesity-prevention-in-children-and-young-people-what-policy-actions-are-needed/