Health
Poor children more likely to be overweight, report shows – SBS News
The proportion of overweight and obese young Australians has remained stable over the past decade, but this is not the case among some population groups.
Indigenous, poor and disabled children are much more likely to be overweight or obese than the broader population.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found children and adolescents living in the poorest parts of the country are more than twice as likely to be obese compared to those in the richest areas.
One in four Australians aged between two and 17 are overweight, while one in 12 are obese.
And while overall obesity rates have remained stable over the past 10 years, this is…
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