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

五分之一的澳大利亚儿童在5岁入学时已经超重或肥胖。幼儿期是缺乏身体活动和不良饮食习惯形成的时期，可能会持续一生。我们建议在儿童肥胖的早期预防卓越的研究中心。该中心的目标是减少五岁前肥胖症和肥胖相关行为的流行率及其对未来的影响。

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.