One in two Australian children will be obese or overweight by 2050 unless ‘action taken now’
Study predicts nation on course to have second-highest overweight and obesity rates in world but says urgent government reform could help avoid thisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne in two children in Australia will be obese or overweight by 2050, a new study predicts, unless decision makers correct “monumental societal failures”.The research was part of a global study analysing the rates of overweight and obesity classifications amongst five to 24-years-olds from 1990 to 2021 and using that data to forecast rates up to 2050 if current trends were to continue.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Study predicts nation on course to have second-highest overweight and obesity rates in world but says urgent government reform could help avoid this
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One in two children in Australia will be obese or overweight by 2050, a new study predicts, unless decision makers correct “monumental societal failures”.
The research was part of a global study analysing the rates of overweight and obesity classifications amongst five to 24-years-olds from 1990 to 2021 and using that data to forecast rates up to 2050 if current trends were to continue.
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