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Tackling childhood obesity on land and in water

Physical activity is an important part of having a healthy life, and is commonly prescribed for managing your weight. But what about the challenges facing overweight children? How can we better understand the physical barriers these children must overcome so they can be physically active?

By |2016-10-11T11:41:46+13:00October 6th, 2016|Articles, General, News|Comments Off on Tackling childhood obesity on land and in water

Kicking childhood obesity into touch

New Zealand is currently ranked third in the OECD with 26.5 per cent of the adult population deemed obese. But the worrying trend is that, at 28.5 per cent, the percentage of New Zealand children aged two to 14 years in the obese category is even higher.

By |2021-06-15T22:24:41+12:00October 29th, 2013|Articles, General, News|Comments Off on Kicking childhood obesity into touch
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