Overweight and obesity in children continues to increase. Yet, the role of active transport, namely walking, in mitigating these trends remains unclear. This study examined the cross-sectional association between walkability and children's Body Mass Index (BMI) and how this varies by socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics. ...

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Researchers at the Children’s Diabetes Centre at the Telethon Kids Institute have begun researching type 2 diabetes to tackle the rising incidence of the disease among young people in Australia. ...

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Background Who conducted this research? In a previous project midwives asked for professional development about alcohol consumption during pregnancy, ...

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