Aboriginal childhood overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal designed and led initiatives

• Main Authors: Simone L Sherriff (Author), Louise A Baur (Author), Michael G Lambert (Author), Michelle L Dickson (Author), Sandra J Eades (Author), Sumithra Muthayya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sax Institute, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Childhood obesity poses an urgent and serious public health challenge in Australia. Aboriginal children are more profoundly affected than non-Aboriginal children, with the gap in weight status between the two groups widening, indicating an increased risk of metabolic disorders earlier in life. Obesi...