Obesity

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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Children, Young People and Obesity
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about obesity in children and young people.
Diet and Overweight
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about the influence of diet on overweight.
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.
Obesity Surgery
HealthInsite Topic Page
Links to information about obesity surgery.
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Title:   Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Publisher:   Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Description:   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.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   How do I measure myself?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Find out how to measure your waist to see whether you are at risk of chronic disease.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Media release. Australia measures up - national obesity campaign
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   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.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Weight and waist circumference
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A list of frequently asked questions about weight, waist circumference and BMI.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   How do you measure up?
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   1 in 2 Australian adults is overweight. And, irrespective of your height or build, if your waistline is getting bigger it could mean you are at increased risk of chronic diseases like some cancers, health disease and type 2 diabetes.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Non-English speaking background resources
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Non English Speaking background factsheets, print and radio advertisements and an Educator Tool Kit for the 'How do you measure up?' campaign.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Danger of intra-abdominal fat
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Being overweight causes excess fat around your waist to coat your organs. Even a small deposit of this fat increases the risk that you will have serious health problems.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Heartburn is a form of indigestion
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Heartburn occurs when the contents of the stomach back up into the oesophagus, causing a burning sensation. Most healthy people experience heartburn from time to time. Overweight people can suffer from constant heartburn, which often leads to complications.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Obesity
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of obesity by professional health specialists.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Weight management
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Many people have tried, or are in the process of trying, to lose weight by following a short-term weight loss diet. World research shows that weight reducing diets and restrictive eating plans do not help people achieve their goal to lose weight and keep it off.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Weight management services
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Managing your weight can help reduce your risk of serious health problems including type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The range of weight management services available includes doctors, dietitians, commercial weight loss programs and kilojoule-controlled meals.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Media realease. AIHW urges caution on 'fattest nation in the world' claims
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) urged caution on recent claims that Australia was the 'fattest nation in the world'.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Indigenous overweight and obesity
Publisher:   Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Description:   This web resource is a 'one-stop info-shop' for people interested in promoting healthy weight within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Preventative Health Taskforce
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   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.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Media release. New health taskforce on prevention - tobacco, alcohol and obesity priorities
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   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.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Managing your weight
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - NSW
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.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Healthy eating
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Poor eating has a direct impact on our health and being overweight can stop us from being our best. If you're not eating well, your body struggles to stay in balance. Rather than giving you energy, it can drain you - leaving you feeling tired.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   About overweight and obesity
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   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.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Video games
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Today's computer and video games are much more complex and interesting to the point where a gamer can become immersed in a multimedia-enabled 'virtual reality'.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Video games
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Today's computer and video games are much more complex and interesting, and the technology has advanced to the point where a gamer can become immersed.
Date:   Jan 2008
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