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Youth activity decreasing obesity

Written by Courtney Gallert

Imposing a sugar tax and removing junk food ads from TV have been proposed solutions to Australia’s obesity crisis.

But with lifelong habits formed at a young age, could the answer to tackling children’s weight woes be as simple as encouraging kids to get involved in exercise?

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(Feature image: Brooke, 18,  has kept fit and active from a young age. Photo: Courtney Gallert)

 

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