Healthy Habits

Herald Sun
October 28, 2008

Australia has now officially overtaken the US as the fattest nation in the world and a recent Murdoch Childrens Research Institute study has found 30 per cent of Australian children are overweight or obese.

That figure is expected to increase to 33 per cent by 2025. In Term 1, 2009, the Herald Sun tackles the challenging issue of childhood obesity with its Healthy Habits education resource. Accompanied by four-page lift-outs in the Herald Sun, the resource aims to give school-aged children a better understanding of how good eating habits and physical activity can impact on their health and general wellbeing.