Healthy lifestyle programs for physical activity and nutrition (full publication; 23 Jun 2014 edition) (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse, AIHW)
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• Over half (51%) of Indigenous people living in non-remote parts of Australia aged 15 and over do very little or no exercise, compared with 33% of non-Indigenous Australians (AIHW 2011a). • Indigenous people are twice as likely to report no usual daily fruit consumption and seven times as likely to report no usual daily vegetable consumption as non-Indigenous people of the same age (AIHW 2011a). • While Indigenous adults are less likely to be overweight than non-Indigenous adults (31% compared with 36%), they are much more likely to be obese (34% compared with 18%) (AIHW 2011a). • Being overweight or obese, being physically inactive and consuming a diet low in fruit and vegetables have been estimated to contribute 16%, 12% and 5% respectively to the health gap observed between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians (Vos et al. 2009). This is largely due to the influence of these factors on the development of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
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