Why exercise is an important component of risk reduction in obesity management

To the Editor: We congratulate Green and Maiorana1 on their recent article highlighting the value of exercise in obesity management.

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: rosemary.mcginnes@monash.edu

Competing interests:

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1. Green DJ, Maiorana AJ. Why exercise is an important component of risk reduction in obesity management. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 165-166. <MJA full text>
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics. National Health Survey: summary of results, 2007–2008 (reissue). Canberra: ABS, 2009. (ABS Cat. No. 4364.0.) http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4364.0Main%20Features12007-2008%20%28Reissue%29?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4364.0&issue=2007-2008%20%28Reissue%29&num=&view= (accessed Mar 2012).
3. Walls HL, Magliano DJ, Stevenson CE, et al. Projected progression of the prevalence of obesity in Australia. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2012; 20: 872-878. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.338.
4. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Recommendations on physical activity for health for older Australians. Canberra: DoHA, 2009. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/phd-physical-rec-older-guidelines (accessed Mar 2012).
5. Davidson LE, Hudson R, Kilpatrick K, et al. Effects of exercise modality on insulin resistance and functional limitation in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med 2009; 169: 122-131.

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