This nationally representative survey confirms high rates of overweight and obesity in preschoolers throughout Australia. The recent emergence of a substantial socio-economic gradient should bring new urgency to public health measures to combat the obesity epidemic.
Given that sleep problems are very common, the adverse outcomes shown here could affect the transition to school for a very large number of preschoolers.
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