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Over the last 20 years, rates of obesity in children have risen greatly in many countries around the world, leading some researchers to speak of an 'international epidemic of childhood obesity'. In the ten-year period from 1985 to 1995 the level of combined overweight/obesity in Australian children more than doubled, whilst the level of obesity tripled in all age groups and for both sexes. In 1995, the proportion of overweight or obese children and adolescents aged 2-17 years was 21% for boys and 23% for girls. The proportion of obese girls aged 7-15 years increased dramatically from 1.2% in 1985 to 5.5% in 1995, and the proportion of obese boys increased from 1.4% to 4.7%. The rate of increase in Australia appears to be accelerating sharply when viewed in a historical perspective.
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ladylia added this comment 2008-02-28 03:58:36-06:00
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