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Health impacts of obesity Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Blood pressure increases in line with Body Mass Index (BMI) 02. Excess weight is associated with a higher risk of disability in older age. 03. …

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Settings approach to obesity in healthcare Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBThe effect of a change to healthy vending in a major Australian health service on sales of healthy and unhealthy food and beverages. Appetite 114: 73-81. Settings-based …

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The disease burden of overweight, obesity and poor diet

WEBGlobal disease burden from excess weight and poor diet. An estimated 5.02 million deaths around the world were attributable to high body mass index (BMI) in 2019. …

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Medication and surgery for adults

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Pharmacotherapy is indicated in addition to behavioural intervention in overweight people with a weight-related health problem, or people with …

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Behavioural interventions for management of overweight

WEBPhysical activity. Physical activity is an integral part of overweight and obesity management. Although very high levels of exercise (over 300 mins/week) 13 are …

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Settings-based approaches: workplaces

WEBThe World Health Organization recommends strategies in community settings to tackle modifiable risk factors for chronic disease including poor diet and …

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Settings-based approaches for children and adolescents

WEBSettings-based interventions can create supportive environments for obesity prevention and management. Outlined below is a summary of evidence on policy and …

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Managing overweight and obesity in children and adolescents

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Lifestyle intervention is the first-line treatment for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity. 02. For post-pubertal adolescents with …

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Global obesity trends in adults Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBObesity rates around the world. A large global database of adult body mass index measurements 1 found that global obesity rates increased from 3.0% in 1975 to …

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Health Star Rating System: proposed improvements

WEBPublic health and consumer groups in Australia support front-of-pack interpretive food labelling such as the Health Star Rating System. The Australian …

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Australia's Health Star Rating System Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBThe Health Star Rating System is a front-of-pack food labelling system which rates the healthiness of packaged food and assigns it a rating from half a star to 5 …

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Weight bias & stigma in health care Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBIt provides advice and resources for health professionals to support their patients to overcome the effects of weight bias and stigma. Key Evidence. 01. Weight …

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Impact of obesity on COVID-19 outcomes Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBObesity may also be a risk factor for COVID-19 diagnosis. The biological mechanisms by which obesity is associated with COVID-19 infection and outcomes are …

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Impact of unhealthy food marketing on children

WEBThe average Australian 5 to 8-year-old is exposed to at least 827 unhealthy food advertisements on television each year. 02. Australian adolescents are exposed to …

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Food labelling overview Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBKey Evidence. 01. Back-of-pack nutrition declarations are mandatory in most countries. 02. There are rules around nutrition content claims such as ‘low in sugar’. 03. …

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Obesity trends across socioeconomic groups Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBFor Australian men, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was similar across socioeconomic groups. Key Evidence. 01. Around one-third of children aged 2 to …

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Obesity trends in Australian adults Obesity Evidence Hub

WEBTwo-thirds of Australian adults now live with overweight (35.6%) or obesity (31.3%). The prevalence of overweight is higher for men compared to women, while the …

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Mass media education campaigns

WEBMass media campaigns can be effective at changing population health behaviours, including to reduce smoking rates and prevent HIV infection. 1 They use …

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