“Tackling the obesity epidemic will require environmental and policy initiatives that provide realistic and achievable opportunities for Australians to be more active, to avoid too much time spent sitting and to avoid unhealthy foods,” he said.
Mr Cameron said the data from the study would be used to make more precise estimates of the total financial and health burden attributable to obesity in Australia. It could also be used to assess the likely impact of obesity prevention measures.
Professor Paul Zimmet, Director Emeritus of the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute said that these findings again underlined the pivotal role the AusDiab study has played in helping to define the importance and strategies for prevention of heart disease and diabetes in Australia.
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