Estimates of the energy deficit required to reverse the trend in childhood obesity in Australian schoolchildren.

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of overweight in Australian school children could be reduced significantly within one year if even a small daily energy deficit could be achieved by children currently classified as overweight or obese.
PMID: 26561382 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - November 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cochrane T, Davey R, de Castella FR Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research