Healthy Weight for Adults and Older Australians - A National Action Agenda to address overweight and obesity in adults and older Australians - 2006-2010
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Bauman, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Baur, L | |
| dc.contributor.author | Caterson, I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gill, T | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wise, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Brown, W | |
| dc.contributor.author | Raymond, I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lyle, D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-05 | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.govdoc | 3833 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 0 642 829187 | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | online - 0 642 82919 5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/16808 | |
| dc.description | Australia is ranked as one of the most overweight developed nations. The rate of overweight and obesity among Australian adults (over 18 years) has doubled over the past two decades. Obesity results in a range of diseases and conditions including cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which place huge burdens on individuals, families and the wider community. Obesity and its associated illnesses are estimated to cost health services $1.2 billion a year and the cost continues to rise dramatically. Australia’s combined rate of overweight and obesity is 62 per cent for men and 45 per cent for women1. Whilst all ages, sexes and social groups are affected, overweight and obesity are more prevalent among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women in lower socioeconomic groups and women living in remote areas. Young women are gaining weight faster than any other group. | en_AU |
| dc.publisher | Commonwealth of Australia | en_AU |
| dc.title | Healthy Weight for Adults and Older Australians - A National Action Agenda to address overweight and obesity in adults and older Australians - 2006-2010 | en_AU |
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