Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood

到入学时，五分之一的澳大利亚儿童在5岁时就已经超重或肥胖。幼儿期是缺乏身体活动和不良饮食习惯形成的时期，可能会持续终生。我们建议建立一个儿童肥胖症早期预防卓越研究中心。该中心旨在减少肥胖和与肥胖有关的行为在生命的头五年及其未来的影响。

One in five Australian children are already overweight or obese at age 5 years, by the time of school entry. Early childhood is a period when physical inactivity and poor eating habits become established and may persist life-long. We propose a Centre of Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood. The Centre aims to reduce the prevalence of obesity and obesity-related behaviours in the first five years of life, and their future impact.