One in three girls aged between nine and 13 is overweight or obese, a new Australian study has found.
One in three girls aged between 9 and 13 is overweight or obese, according to a new Australian study.
The new study found that girls as young as nine are 5-20kg overweight.
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The study added that the 'muffin-top' tweens are wearing their food choices on their waistlines, setting themselves up to be overweight as adults and suffer major health problems such as infertility.
Health experts have warned that the sensitive issue could no longer be ignored.
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"If they are overweight now, most, but not all, will often go on to be overweight when they are adults and they could develop diabetes, heart disease and even cancer.
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The study showed that girls, by age 12, are doing almost no exercise and piling on pounds.
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