Childhood overweight and obesity—the impact of the home environment
Publication
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Topic: Overweight & obesity
Citation
AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) Childhood overweight and obesity—the impact of the home environment, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026, doi:10.25816/499w-kg52.
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Many factors influence childhood overweight and obesity. They include individual and family factors in the home environment—where a child lives and grows—as well as the broader community and society. Parenting practices, styles and modelling of behaviour influence their children’s dietary intake, movement and health behaviours. This report looks at how nutrition, movement, psychological health, surrounding environmental factors and socioeconomic factors influence childhood overweight and obesity within the home environment.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-797-4
- DOI: 10.25816/499w-kg52
- Cat. no: PHE 283
- Pages: 48
Findings from this report:
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High use of leisure screen-based activities is associated with increased overweight and obesity in children
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Children who have an active parent are more likely to be active than those with an inactive parent
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In 2011–12, discretionary food contributed towards 39% of daily energy intake in those aged 2–18
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In 2017–18, 1 in 4 (25%) children and adolescents aged 2–17 were overweight or obese