Exercise Therapy for Overweight and Obesity

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Title:   Obesity in children - management
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2009

Title:   Weight and your health
Publisher:   Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
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!
Date:   Jul 2009

Title:   Lifestyle changes for obesity and weight loss
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on lifestyle changes for obesity and weight loss, written by professional health specialists.
Date:   Apr 2009

Title:   Lifestyle modification for obstructive sleep apnoea
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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...
Date:   Apr 2008

Title:   Childhood obesity
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   An overview of the causes and consequences of childhood obesity.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Interventions to reduce weight gain in schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Nov 2006

Title:   For my adolescent with a weight problem: where to from here?
Publisher:   The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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.
Date:   Jul 2006

Title:   Exercise for overweight or obesity
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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...
Date:   Dec 2005

Title:   Long-term non-pharmacological weight loss interventions for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most persons with type 2 diabetes are overweight, and the health of these persons can be improved with weight loss. Weight loss is very difficult to achieve in the long-term, however, particularly among persons with diabetes. This systematic review of d...
Date:   May 2004

Title:   Exercise to burn fat - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
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
Date:   Oct 2003

Title:   Weight control with lifestyle changes - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Read about how you can maintain a healthy weight by making some simple lifestyle changes, and reduce your risk of long-term health problems.
Date:   Jun 2002

Title:   Why does weight matter?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   The health effects of being overweight.
Date:   Apr 1997
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