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Follow the links below to find information on obesity and how to prevent it.
For information on the effects of diet and exercise on overweight and obesity, follow the links below to the specific HealthInsite topic pages.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing have developed clinical practice guidelines for managing obesity. The Obesity Guidelines website includes a quiz and a guide for general practitioners.
Reviewed Sept 2007
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Related HealthInsite Topics
Children, Young People and Obesity
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about obesity in children and young people.
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Diet and Overweight
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about the influence of diet on overweight.
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Exercise, Fitness and Sports
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information on exercise, with links to specific topic pages on fitness, sport related injury, and drugs in sport.
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Obesity Surgery
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about obesity surgery.
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About overweight and obesity
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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Specific information on overweight and obesity is provided, including: prevalence of overweight and obesity; How overweight and obesity is defined; Calculate your BMI (for adults only); Causes of overweight and obesity; Health consequences; Economic consequences.
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Mar 2008
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Obesity
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Better Health Channel
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Fat is deposited on our bodies when the energy we consume from food and drink is greater than the energy we use for activities. Small imbalances over long periods of time can cause you to become overweight or obese. Obesity rates in Australia have more than doubled over the past 20 years. Around seven million Australians are either overweight or obese.
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Sep 2007
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Media release. Australia measures up - national obesity campaign
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Rudd Government today launched the national Measure Up campaign to tackle obesity - a major weapon in the fight against obesity, aimed at saving lives.
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Oct 2008
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Obesity and workplace absenteeism among older Australians
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Because obesity rates are highest among people aged 45-64, it follows that obesity may be influencing aspects of productivity and workforce participation among mature age workers.
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Oct 2005
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Psychological interventions for overweight or obesity
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Several psychological methods are used to try and help people who are overweight or obese to lose weight. This review found that cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy significantly improved the success of weight loss for these people. Cogn...
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Feb 2005
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Obesity
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of obesity by professional health specialists.
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Dec 2008
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Obesity trends in older Australians
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This bulletin examines levels and trends in the prevalence of obesity in the context of an ageing populations and the likely health and economic consequences.
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Feb 2004
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Media release. New health taskforce on prevention - tobacco, alcohol and obesity priorities
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government announced on 9 April the establishment of a new National Preventative Health Taskforce made up of health experts from around Australia. The taskforce will develop strategies to tackle the health challenges caused by tobacco, alcohol and obesity, as well as producing a National Preventative Health Strategy by June 2009.
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Apr 2008
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The Australian diabetes, obesity and lifestyle study
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) was the first national study of diabetes prevalence in Australia. The purpose of the study was to provide estimates of the number of people with diabetes (based on blood tests) and its public health and societal impact.
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Jul 2006
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Obesity: comments for consumers
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Australian Prescriber
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Obesity is a big problem in Australia. Many people are overweight because they eat the wrong food and do not exercise enough. While changing to a healthier lifestyle can help people lose weight, some people also need medical treatment.
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Apr 2006
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Indigenous overweight and obesity
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Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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This web resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people interested in promoting healthy weight within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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May 2008
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Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This review assessed the long-term benefits and risks of approved anti-obesity drugs in clinical trials of 1 to 4 years duration. Sixteen orlistat (10,631 patients), 10 sibutramine (2623 patients) and four rimonabant (6635 patients) studies were examine...
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Aug 2007
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Pharmacotherapy for weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Obesity is closely related to type 2 diabetes and weight reduction is an important part of the care delivered to obese persons with diabetes. This review of drugs for weight loss among adults with type 2 diabetes revealed weight loss of between 2.0 and...
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Nov 2004
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Prader-Willi syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, which affects development and growth. Characteristics may include short stature, skeletal abnormalities, eye problems, intellectual disability and an insatiable appetite that often leads to obesity.
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May 2007
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Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute is Australia's first multi-disciplinary organisation tackling the deadly trio that includes obesity, cardiovascular disease. Education, patient care, Heart disease, charity, not-for-profit, health education, wide-scale community studies, health and medical research, disease eradication, scientific student research opportunities, careers, facts, statistics.
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Dec 2008
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Metformin monotherapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Our review confirm that tight glycaemia control with metformin monotherapy is one of the main therapeutic options for type 2 diabetes in patients with overweight or obesity, since it may prevent some events of macrovascular and microvascular complicatio...
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May 2005
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Preventative Health Taskforce
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Taskforce will provide evidence-based advice to governments and health providers on preventative health programs and strategies, focusing on the burden of chronic disease currently caused by obesity, tobacco and the excessive consumption of alcohol.
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May 2008
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Managing your weight
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Diabetes Australia - NSW
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| Description: |
Being overweight or obese not only increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, some cancers and gallstones, it also makes diabetes harder to manage.
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Mar 2008
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Health, wellbeing and body weight
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| Publisher: |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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| Description: |
This bulletin investigates the relationship between the growing public health problem of obesity and a number of health-related characteristics using national estimates from the 2001 National Health Survey.
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Mar 2004
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