Winning the battle against child obesity

The Australian childhood obesity epidemic is showing signs of improving, according to a decade long Victorian study, Luke Waters reports.

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Published 28 March 2011 5:15pm

Updated 29 August 2013 2:30pm

By Luke Waters

Source: SBS

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A Deakin university study has found what has been described as the first good news regarding the epidemic, a three per cent decline in overweight or obese toddlers.

Awareness, media exposure and exercise programs are credited for the shift in behaviour among parents.

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