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Child obesity was described by the World Health Organisation in 1998 as one of the most pressing public health issues of our time that requires an urgent and informed response. (1) Unfortunately, despite much attention and efforts, the juggernaut that is the child obesity epidemic shows no sign of slowing down.
The most recent representative data from Australia report that around 25% of school-aged children and adolescents (2) and 20% of preschool children (3) are overweight or obese, and that this figure continues to increase, even accelerate, among boys.
The immediate health consequences of child obesity are well known and affect most body systems. (4) ...