Event from the University of Adelaide
Obesity wars revisited
Free
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Elder Hall, North Terrace
Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) 12th Annual Oration
Over the last decade, there has been a vigorous and occasionally vituperative debate around childhood fatness. Are children getting fatter? Are they eating more than they used to? How should we deal with it? Does the physical environment matter, and are soft drinks the culprit?
This presentation will review the evidence, concluding that:
- there has been no increase in childhood fatness for well over a decade;
- overweight adults live longer, but childhood overweight still matters;
- the physical environment makes only a small difference;
- children are eating less than they did in the past; and
- soft drinks and confectionery play a modest role.
Anne Jurisevic, Email: anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au [2], Website: http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/healthy-development-adelaide, HDA Executive Officer, Healthy Development Adelaide
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