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Obesity is considered a major risk factor for many chronic, debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Over the past two decades the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in New Zealand... Read more

Obesity is considered a major risk factor for many chronic, debilitating and life-threatening diseases. Over the past two decades the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in New Zealand adults. Obesity is more common in Māori, Pacific and South Asian populations compared with other New Zealanders.

Lifestyle approaches involve combined (eg, food, activity and behavioural based approaches – the FAB approach) rather than single factor approaches to weight loss.  The FAB approach should be the first treatment option for weight loss and sustained for weight maintenance.

Maintaining a healthy body weight requires an environment and society where individuals, families and whanau, and communities are supported to eat well and live physically active lives.

Obesity and inactivity link studied

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by corinne roberts • posted on 12 July 2010

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“Lack of exercise is not to blame for the childhood obesity crisis,” The Daily Telegraphreported. The newspaper explained that researchers have found children become less physically active because of obesity and are not necessarily obese because they are inactive.

The debate about whether overeating or inactivity is the greater cause of childhood obesity hinges on which comes first. This good quality study followed 200 seven-year-olds for three years, and found that 10% more body fat at age seven leads to four minutes less moderate or vigorous exercise each day by age 10.

Read more: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/July07/Pages/does-fat-lead-to-inactivity.aspx

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