Tackling childhood obesity: Why parent intervention might be the solution

By Healthshare
Updated October 8 2018 - 9:48am, first published October 2 2018 - 8:00am
Dr Leong said parents need to set common boundaries around food and lifestyle habits, like putting the iPad or iPhone away and exercising outside instead.
Dr Leong said parents need to set common boundaries around food and lifestyle habits, like putting the iPad or iPhone away and exercising outside instead.

About one in four children, and sixty per cent of adults in Australia are overweight or obese, which means there is now a skewed perception of what a healthy weight looks like, according to Paediatric Endocrinologist Dr Gary Leong.

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