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Follow the links below to find information on exercise as therapy for overweight and obesity.
Reviewed February 2009
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Obesity in children - management
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Better Health Channel
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Children who are overweight or obese can reach a healthy weight with the help of their parents and family. Good nutrition, limiting takeaway and junk food, increasing physical activity and seeking professional advice can all help. Crash diets, appetite suppressants and humiliation or teasing will not help an overweight child.
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Aug 2009
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Weight and your health
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Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
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| Description: |
Being overweight or obese increases your chance of developing cardiovascular disease (e.g. a heart attack or stroke) and diabetes. More than half of the Australian population are either overweight or obese! Compared to 20 years ago, Australians are now on average 6 to 7 kg heavier!
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Jul 2009
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Lifestyle modification for obstructive sleep apnoea
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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| Description: |
Obstructive sleep apnoea happens when breathing is either stopped or reduced during sleep because of a narrowing or blockage of the upper airway (passage to the lungs). It causes loud snoring and occasional apnoea (stopping breathing). It can lead to da...
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Apr 2008
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| Title: |
Childhood obesity
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Raising Children Network (RCN)
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| Description: |
An overview of the causes and consequences of childhood obesity.
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| Date: |
Jul 2007
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Interventions to reduce weight gain in schizophrenia
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Weight gain and obesity is a common problem for people with schizophrenia and both pharmacological (medication) and non pharmacological (diet/exercise) interventions have been tried to treat this problem. In this review we are able to show that small we...
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Nov 2006
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For my adolescent with a weight problem: where to from here?
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The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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| Description: |
Unfortunately, weight problems are common among adolescents in Australia. At least 1 in 4 young people in high school in Australia are overweight or obese. If you suspect that your adolescent may have a weight problem, it is important that he or she is correctly assessed.
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Jul 2006
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| Title: |
Exercise for overweight or obesity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Overweight and obesity are important public health problems and are associated with many serious health conditions. The risk of developing overweight and obesity depends on lifestyle factors such as food intake and physical activity levels. Treatment fo...
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| Date: |
Dec 2005
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Exercise to burn fat - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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| Description: |
Humans have a natural tendency to store fat. The trouble is that today many people have access to an abundance of food, yet they do little energy-burning physical activity
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Oct 2003
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Why does weight matter?
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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The health effects of being overweight.
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Apr 1997
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