Although it is imperative to keep trying, the fight against obesity is unlikely to be successful until economists, politicians and health scientists agree on similar goals
Consider this: the world has just been through one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression, yet Australia seems to have come through it swimmingly — at least for the moment.
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- 1 Centre for Health Promotion Research, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW.
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