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childhood obesity Public health Overweight in a child, an average BMI of ≥ 85% for age and sex; ≥ 95% for age and sex is very obese. See Body-mass index, Obesity. Cf Adult obesity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``We are very concerned with child obesity, it is growing out here just as it is around the country,'' Fasella said. The Greens are also calling on the Federal Government to update Australian child obesity statistics, with the last national nutritional study being issued in 1995. Last year, the EU commissioner for health and consumer affairs called on drink and food companies to take steps to fight the growing problem of child obesity. |
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