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

• Hoofdauteurs: Simone L Sherriff (Auteur), Louise A Baur (Auteur), Michael G Lambert (Auteur), Michelle L Dickson (Auteur), Sandra J Eades (Auteur), Sumithra Muthayya (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Sax Institute, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...