Widening childhood obesity gap leaves communities behind – Mirage News

The data
showed children were more likely to be above a healthy weight if they lived in a low-income community, were from regional and rural areas, had a disability or were from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
The survey found:

• Children in the lowest socioeconomic areas were more than twice as likely to be obese as those living in the highest socioeconomic areas
• Obesity rates for Aboriginal children and adolescents increased to 38% in 2018–19, up from 31% i…

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