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Footnotes

Preliminary Pages

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[2]       Access Economics, Official Transcript of Evidence, 26 November 2008, p. 4.

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1]       Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p 1.

[2]       Australian Bureau of Statistics, <http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4364.0Media%20Release12007-08?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4364.0&issue=2007-08&num=&view=> accessed 11 May 2009.

[3]       The BEACH Project: Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health, <http://www.fmrc.org.au/beach.htm#1> accessed 17 April 2009.

[4]       Britt, H et al, 2008, General Practice Activity in Australia 2006-07, <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/gep/gpaa06-07/gpaa06-07.pdf > accessed 17 April 2009.

[5]       See Ryan, S & Bita, N 2009, ‘Childhood obesity epidemic a myth, says research’, The Australian, 9 January 2009,< http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24889986-2702,00.html> accessed 17 April 2007.

[6]       Access Economics 2008, The growing costs of obesity in 2008: three years on, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=172&searchfor=2008&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[7]       Access Economics 2005, The economic costs of obesity, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=102&searchfor=2006&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[8]       Ms ML Pezzullo, Access Economics, Official Transcript of Evidence, 26 November 2008, p 1.

[9]       Access Economics 2008, The growing costs of obesity in 2008: three years on, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=172&searchfor=2008&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[10]     International Diabetes Institute, Australian Diabetes, Obesity & Lifestyle Study, <http://www.diabetes.com.au/research.php?regionID=181> accessed 17 April 2009.

[11]     Australia New Zealand Obesity Society, Submission No. 11, p 5.

[12]     Stewart, S et al., 2008, Australia’s Future ‘Fat Bomb’: a report on the long-term consequences of Australia’s expanding waistline on cardiovascular disease, Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne, p 2.

[13]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2007, Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, OECD, p 51.

[14]     Parliamentary Library 2007, Parliamentary Library Briefing Book: Key issues for the 42^nd Parliament, <http://libiis1/library_services/BriefingBook42p/BriefingBook_2007.pdf > accessed 17 April 2009.

[15]     Access Economics 2005, The economic costs of obesity, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=102&searchfor=2006&searchby=year> accessed 17 April   2009.

[16]     The formula for calculating  BMI is one’s weight (in kilograms) divided by one’s height (in metres) squared.

[17]     Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2007, Health at a Glance: OECD Indicators, OECD, p 50.

[18]     The Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society, ‘Obesity in Australian Children’, <http://www.asso.org.au/freestyler/gui/files//factsheet_children_prevalence.pdf>  accessed 17 April 2009.

[19]     Mr F Mitrou, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence,
6 November 2008, p 32.

[20]     Further information on the How do you measure up? campaign can be found at <http://www.measureup.gov.au/internet/abhi/publishing.nsf/Content/Home>  accessed 17 April 2009.

[21]     Hon N Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, Speech to the Tackling Childhood Obesity in Australia Summit, 11 December 2007, <http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/sp-yr07-nr-nrsp111207.htm?OpenDocument&yr=2007&mth=12> accessed 17 April 2009.

[22]     Prime Minister, Australia 2020 Summit, media release, Canberra, 3 February 2008, <http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2008/media_release_0054.cfm> accessed 17 April 2009.

[23]     A long-term national health strategy, Australia 2020 Summit - Final Report, p 163, <http://www.australia2020.gov.au/docs/final_report/2020_summit_report_5_health.pdf> accessed 17 April 2009.

[24]     House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, Minutes of Proceedings, Meeting No. 2, 19 March 2008, p 2.

[25]     Preventative Health Taskforce, <http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/> and <http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/internet/preventativehealth/publishing.nsf/Content/national-preventative-health-strategy-1lp> accessed 17 April 2009.

[26]     Preventative Health Taskforce, <http://www.preventativehealth.org.au/internet/preventativehealth/publishing.nsf/Content/terms-of-reference-1lp> accessed 17 April 2009.

[27]     Details on the Health Prevention National Partnership can be found on the website of the Council of Australian Governments, <http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/2008-11-29/attachments.cfm#attachmenta> accessed 17 April 2009.

[28]     Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p 34.

[29]     Dr L Roberts, National Preventative Health Taskforce, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 November 2008, p 2.

[30]     In adjustable gastric banding, insertion of a band restricts the size of the opening from the oesophagus to the stomach. The size of the opening to the stomach determines the amount of food that can be eaten. The size of the opening can be controlled by the surgeon by inflating or deflating the band through a port that is implanted beneath the skin on the abdomen. The band can be removed at any time.
In contrast to gastric banding, gastric bypass (sometimes referred to as roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is a permanent reduction in the size of the stomach. The proximal portion of the stomach is used to create an egg-sized pouch that is connected to the intestine in a location that bypasses about 2 feet of normal intestine. The amount of food that can be eaten is limited by the size of the pouch and the size of the opening between the pouch and the intestine. Source: <www.medicinenet.com.>

[31]     Butland, B et al 2007, Tackling Obesities: Future Choices, Government Office for Science, <http://www.foresight.gov.uk/Obesity/17.pdf>. Evidence to this inquiry about the causes of obesity can be found in Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, pp 25–33.

[32]     ‘Obesity as bad as climate risk’, BBC News, 14 October 2007, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7043639.stm> accessed 17 April 2009.

[33]     Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, <http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/haa/obesity/hearings.htm>.

[34]     Parliament of Australia, House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Health and Ageing, <http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/haa/obesity/index.htm>.

[35]     About the House, Australian Parliament House, <http://www.aph.gov.au/house/house_news/index.asp>.

[36]     For example, A Current Affair 15 May 2008, Seven Morning News 20 June 2008, and SBS World News 20 June 2008.

Chapter 2 Future implications for Australia

[1]       Access Economics 2008, The growing costs of obesity in 2008: three years on, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=172&searchfor=2008&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[2]       Diabetes Australia, Submission No. 92, npn.

[3]       Ms ML Pezzullo, Access Economics, Official Transcript of Evidence, 26 November 2008, p 15.

[4]       Mr PT Morris, Department of Health and Ageing, Official Transcript of Evidence, 4 February 2009, p 9.

[5]       Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p 21.

[6]       A co-morbidity is a disease or illness which is caused or worsened by obesity including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, and a number of cancers.

[7]       Associate Professor K Samaras, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 35.

[8]       Ms ML Pezzullo, Access Economics, Official Transcript of Evidence, 26 November 2008, p 3.

[9]       Ms ML Pezzullo, Access Economics, Official Transcript of Evidence, 26 November 2008, p 3.

[10]     Associate Professor JR Moss, University of Adelaide, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 20.

[11]     Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p iii.

[12]     Dr A Peeters, Centre for Obesity Research and Education, Official Transcript of Evidence,  20 June 2008, p 32.

[13]     Mr E Wood, Hunter New England Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 5.

[14]     Dr LA Selvey, Queensland Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 2.

[15]     Professor C Gericke, University of Adelaide, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 16.

[16]     Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Submission No. 113, p 11.

[17]     Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS), Submission No. 11, p 5.

[18]     Professor BA Swinburn, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 22.

[19]     Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Submission No. 113, p 9.

[20]     Preventative Health Taskforce, Technical Report No. 1, Obesity in Australia, p 5.

[21]     Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Submission No. 113, p 23.

[22]     Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Submission No. 10, p 8.

[23]     Department of Health and Ageing, National Health Risk Survey: Consultation Paper, March 2009, p 5.

[24]     Department of Health and Ageing, National Health Risk Survey: Consultation Paper, March 2009, p 4.

[25]     Department of Health and Ageing, National Health Risk Survey: Consultation Paper, March 2009, p 6.

[26]     Associate Professor K Samaras, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 36.

[27]     Name withheld, Submission No 136, p 3.

[28]     See, for example, Dr WA Brown, Monash University, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 33.

[29]     See, for example, Associate Professor PJ Morgan, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 27; University of Sydney, Submission No. 68, Attachment 2, p 4.

[30]     Name withheld Submission No. 136, p 1; University of Sydney, Submission No. 68, Attachment 2, p 3.

[31]     Queensland Health, Submission No. 56, p 8.

[32]     Name withheld, Submission No. 136, p 2.

[33]     Associate Professor CE Collins, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 31.

[34]     Name withheld, Submission No. 136, p 11.

[35]     Name withheld, Submission No. 18.

[36]     Associate Professor JR Moss, University of Adelaide, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 20.

[37]     Access Economics 2008, The growing costs of obesity in 2008: three years on, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=172&searchfor=2008&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[38]     Dr G Deed, Diabetes Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 4.

[39]     Mr A Phillips, National Rural Health Alliance, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 16.

[40]     Access Economics 2008, The growing costs of obesity in 2008: three years on, <http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=172&searchfor=2008&searchby=year> accessed 17 April 2009.

[41]     Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Submission No. 113, p 16.

[42]     Associate Professor K Samaras, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 36.

[43]     Professor C Gericke, University of Adelaide, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p  16.

[44]     Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2007, Health at a glance: OECD Indicators, OECD, p 50.

[45]     Professor S Stewart, Baker Heart Research Institute, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 2.

[46]     Diabetes Australia, <http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/Understanding-Diabetes/Diabetes-in-Australia/> accessed 17 April 2009.

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[49]     Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS), Submission No. 11, p 7.

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[51]     Mr GJ Fyfe, Be Well Australia Pty Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 18.

[52]     Goss, J 2008, Projection of Australian health care expenditure by disease, 2003 to 2033, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, p 21.

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[54]     Stewart, S et al., 2008, Australia’s future ‘fat bomb’: A report on the long-term consequences of Australia’s expanding waistline on cardiovascular disease, Baker Heart Research Institute, Melbourne, p 3.

[55]     Professor T Vos, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 13.

[56]     Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p 19.

[57]     Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p 20.

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[64]     Ms C-L Burnard, KCI Medical Australia Pty Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 9.

[65]     Ms C-L Burnard, KCI Medical Australia Pty Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, pp 9-10.

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[67]     Mr E Wood, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2009, p 12; Associate Professor K Samaras, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2009, p 39.

[68]     ‘Obesity epidemic forces Ambulance Victoria to buy bigger ambulances’, The Herald Sun,
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[69]     Mrs K Roedinger, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 23.

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[71]     Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society, Submission No. 11, p 13.

[72]     Prof T Vos, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 16.

[73]     World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Obesity Prevention, Submission No. 95, pp 7–8.

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[82]     An obesogenic environment can be defined as one which causes obesity: tends to encourage excessive weight gain. Source: Encarta World English Dictionary, <http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701708213/obesogenic.html> accessed 17 April 2009.

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[95]     The Task Force brings together senior officers from: the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; HM Treasury; the Department of Health; the Department of International Development; the Department for Children, Schools and Families; and the Food Standards Agency.

Chapter 3 What more can governments do?

[1]       Ms K Mehta, Flinders University, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 31.

[2]       Professor LA Baur, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Official Transcript of Evidence,
11 September 2008, p 74.

[3]       Ms JE Martin, Obesity Policy Coalition, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 45;
Ms L King, Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, Official Transcript of Evidence,
11 September 2008, p 72.

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Chapter 4 A role for industry

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12 November 2008, p 2.

[2]       Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission No. 54, p 9.

[3]       Professor P Clifton, CSIRO, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 41.

[4]       Dr L Roberts, National Preventative Health Taskforce, Official Transcript of Evidence,
12 November 2008, p 6.

[5]       Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 56.

[6]       Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 56.

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[8]       Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 57.

[9]       Mr J Briggs MP, Member for Mayo, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 57.

[10]     Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 57.

[11]     Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 57.

[12]     Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 57.

[13]     Associate Professor M Noakes, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 46.

[14]     Coalition on Food Advertising to Children, Submission No. 41, p 2.

[15]     The Parents Jury, Submission No. 7, p 2.

[16]     The Parents Jury, Submission No. 7, pp 2 – 4.

[17]     Australian Association of National Advertisers, Submission No. 20, p 2.

[18]     Free TV Australia, Submission No. 83, p 4.

[19]     Free TV Australia, Submission No. 83, p 5.

[20]     Ms K Mehta, Flinders University, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 31.

[21]     Professor BA Swinburn, WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 22.

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[25]     Ms AK Carnell, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 71.

[26]     Organic Federation of Australia, Survey Shows that 61% of Consumers buy Organic Products, media release, <http://www.ofa.org.au/media//sixty_percent_of_consumers_buy_organic.pdf> accessed 17 April 2009.

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[28]     Mr D Gillespie, Private Capacity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 4.

[29]     Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health, <http://www.awash.org.au/index.html> accessed 17 April 2009.

[30]     Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health, Submission No. 123, p 3.

[31]     Ms S Anderson, Heart Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 53.

[32]     Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health, Strategic Review 2007-08, p 3, <http://www.awash.org.au/documents/AWASH-Strategic-Review-2007_08.pdf> accessed 17 April 2009.

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[35]     CSIRO, Submission No. 113.

[36]     VicHealth, Submission No. 59, p 5.

[37]     Ms AK Carnell, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 73.

[38]     Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Nutrition Information Requirements: User Guide, pp 10-14, <http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/revised_NIP_User_guide_july02.pdf> accessed 17 April 2009.

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[40]     Dr LA Selvey, Queensland Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 2.

[41]     Ms K Gilmore, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 7.

[42]     Mr R Weston, Maari Ma Aboriginal Health Corporation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 9 December 2008, p 9.

[43]     Professor KG Wyatt, Western Australian Department of Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 5.

[44]     Mr A Hall and Ms N Samia, Woolworths Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, pp 18 – 19.

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[46]     Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission No. 54, p 4.

[47]     Dr L Roberts, National Preventative Health Taskforce, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 November 2008, p 3.

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[51]     Mr M O’Neill, Smart Shape, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 3.

[52]     Dr DM Lawrence, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 27.

[53]     Mr M O’Neill, Smart Shape, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 3.

[54]     Mr M O’Neill, Smart Shape, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 5.

[55]     Mr M O’Neill, Smart Shape, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 4.

[56]     Ms KR Matterson, Dietitians Association of Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 19.

[57]     Mr M O’Neill, Smart Shape, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 6.

[58]     Associate Professor K Samaras, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 43.

[59]     See for example, Mr A Phillips, National Rural Health Alliance, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 23.

[60]     Mr S Georganas MP, Member for Hindmarsh and Chair of the Health and Ageing Committee, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 42.

[61]     Professor LA Baur, Westmead Children’s Hospital, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 74.

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[63]     Associate Professor NM Byrne, Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 33.

[64]     Mr P Bush, McDonald’s Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 48.

[65]     Ms KR Matterson, Dietitians Association of Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 24.

[66]     Ms J Hall MP, Member for Shortland, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 21.

[67]     Mr A Hall, Woolworths Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, pp 17-18.

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[70]     Ms AK Carnell, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 73.

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[77]     Mr J Saad, Weight Watchers Australasia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 26.

[78]     Ms EJ Stirling, Weight Watchers Australasia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 31.

[79]     Weight Watchers Australasia, Submission No. 138, p 6.

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[81]     Weight Watchers Australasia, Submission No. 138, p 6.

[82]     Mrs K Wright, Planning Institute of Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 63.

[83]     Ms KJ Owen, Municipal Association of Victoria, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 67.

[84]     Mr D Patterson, Delfin Lend Lease, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 35.

[85]     Mr SJ Eden, City Fitness Health Club, Official Transcript of Evidence, 18 August 2008, p 20.

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[87]     Ms CM Grindlay, Australian Unity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 14 – 15.

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[89]     Ms CM Grindlay, Australian Unity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, pp 18 – 19.

[90]     Advertising Federation of Australia, Submission No. 35, npn.

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Chapter 5 Individuals

[1]       Department of Health and Ageing, Submission No. 154, p iii.

[2]       Professor S Stewart, Baker Heart Research Institute, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 3.

[3]       Professor L Littlefield, Australian Psychological Society, Official Transcript of Evidence,
24 October 2008, p 32.

[4]       An obesogenic environment can be defined as one which causes obesity: tends to encourage excessive weight gain. Source: Encarta World English Dictionary, <http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_701708213/obesogenic.html> accessed 17 April 2009.

[5]       National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia, Submission No. 121, Attachment p 15.

[6]       The University of Melbourne Obesity Consortium, Submission No. 13, npn.

[7]       The University of Melbourne Obesity Consortium, Submission No. 13, npn.

[8]       The University of Melbourne Obesity Consortium, Submission No. 13, npn.

[9]       Dr DM Lawrence, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 27.

[10]     National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Submission No. 78, p 3.

[11]     Dr C Bell, Hunter New England Area Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 14.

[12]     Mr Mark Coulton MP, Member for Parkes, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 November 2008, p 8.

[13]     Dr I White, Diabetes Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 5.

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[15]     Professor S Stewart, Baker Heart Research Institute, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 5.

[16]     Ms A Mennen, Weight Watchers Australasia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 30.

[17]     Private citizen, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 7.

[18]     Diabetes Australia, Submission No. 92, npn.

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[20]     Associate Professor J A O’Dea, University of Sydney, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 44.

[21]     Ms K Gilmore, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 7.

[22]     Dr I White, Diabetes Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 May 2008, p 9.

[23]     Mr M Coulton MP, Member for Parkes, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 November 2008, p 8.

[24]     Mr S Irons MP, Member for Swan, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 November 2008, p 8.

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[26]     Nutrition Australia, Submission No. 84, p 3.

[27]     Associate Professor CE Collins, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 33.

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[30]     Ms A Mennen, Weight Watchers Australasia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 30.

[31]     Private citizen, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 7.

[32]     Private citizen, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 6.

[33]     Gillespie, D 2008, Sweet Poison: Why Sugar is Making Us Fat, Penguin, Camberwell, p 4.

[34]     University of Sydney, Submission No. 68.

[35]     Associate Professor JA O’Dea, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, pp 39-40.

[36]     Associate Professor JA O’Dea, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 39.

[37]     Private citizen, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 7.

Chapter 6 Community programs and partnerships

[1]       Weight Watchers Australasia, Submission No. 138, p 7.

[2]       Mrs MT Elliott, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 29.

[3]       Ms A Mennen, Weight Watchers Australasia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 30.

[4]       Ms J Phillips, Nutrition Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 21.

[5]       Ms J Phillips, Nutrition Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 21.

[6]       Ms SR Hughes, Gold Coast City Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 31.

[7]       Hunter & Illawarra Kids Challenge Using Parent Support (HIKCUPS), Child Obesity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, <http://www.uow.edu.au/educ/research/CORe/files/HIKCUPS_Program_Summary.pdf> accessed 17 April 2009.

[8]       Associate Professor PJ Morgan, Private capacity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 31.

[9]       Associate Professor PJ Morgan, Private capacity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, pp 28-29.

[10]     Associate Professor PJ Morgan, Private capacity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 32.

[11]     Associate Professor PJ Morgan, Private capacity, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 33.

[12]     Associate Professor M Noakes, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 42.

[13]     Associate Professor CE Collins, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 30.

[14]     Professor P Clifton, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 40.

[15]     Professor P Clifton, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 45.

[16]     Ms SR Hughes, Gold Coast City Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 29.

[17]     Gold Coast City Council, Active and Healthy Citywide Program, <http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard2.aspx?PID=4364> accessed 17 April 2009.

[18]     Ms SR Hughes, Gold Coast City Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 29. See Gold Coast City Council, Active and Healthy Program, <http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard2.aspx?pid=4291> for further details.

[19]     Mr RG Nicholson, YMCA Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 44.

[20]     Weight Watchers Australasia, Submission No. 138, p 8.

[21]     Ms SR Hughes, Official Transcript of Evidence, 8 December 2008, p 29. See also Mr A Hall, Woolworths Ltd, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 18.

[22]     Cameron, M et al., ‘A pilot program of physical activity promotion among clients receiving home and community care’, Australian Health Review, August 2008, vol 32, no 3, p 448.

[23]     National Seniors Australia, Submission No. 79, p 10.

[24]     Ms A Perfect, National Seniors Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 58.

[25]     Mrs J Flanagan, Australian Sports Commission, Official Transcript of Evidence, 25 June 2008, p 5.

[26]     Associate Professor JA O’Dea, University of Sydney, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 47.

[27]     Associate Professor JA O’Dea, University of Sydney, Official Transcript of Evidence, 11 September 2008, p 5.

[28]     Mrs J Flanagan, Australian Sports Commission, Official Transcript of Evidence, 25 June 2008, p 5.

[29]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 39.

[30]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 39.

[31]     Mrs J Flanagan, Australian Sports Commission, Official Transcript of Evidence, 25 June 2008, p 4.

[32]     Associate Professor D Perkins, Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 9 December 2008, p 2.

[33]     Australian Department of Health, A healthy lifestyle resource based on experiences from the WellingTONNE Challenge, Exhibit No. 95, pp 32-34.

[34]     Associate Professor D Perkins, Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 9 December 2008, p 5.

[35]     Mr NC Cox, YMCA Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 24 October 2008, p 46.

[36]     Mrs J Flanagan, Australian Sports Commission, Official Transcript of Evidence, 25 June 2008, pp 4-5.

[37]     Mr G Cant, St Pius X Primary School, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 28.

[38]     Mr M Coulton MP, Member for Parkes, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, pp 30-31.

[39]     Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Project, Submission No. 1; see also Alexander, S., 2006, Kitchen Garden Cooking with Kids, Lantern, Camberwell and Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, <http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/index.shtml> accessed 17 April 2009.

[40]     Ms A Perfect, National Seniors Australia, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 59.

[41]     National Seniors Australia, Submission No. 79, p 11.

[42]     Ms K Gilmore, Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 9.

[43]     Fit2play, <http://www.fit2play.com.au/SA/default.asp> accessed 17 April 2009.

[44]     Ms E Flint, Gawler Health Service, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 3.

[45]     The WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention Deakin University, Submission No. 95, Attachment, npn.

[46]     Professor BA Swinburn, Deakin University, Official Transcript of Evidence, 20 June 2008, p 29.

[47]     Associate Professor D Perkins, Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 9 December 2008, p 6.

[48]     Mrs K Gatti, Western Australian Department of Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 5.

[49]     Mrs K Gatti, Western Australian Department of Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, pp 5-6.

[50]     University of Western Australia, Wanti Sugarba: a report of the intervention phase of the Northern Goldfields Kidney Health Project, July 2007, Exhibit No. 85, p 3.

[51]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 36.

[52]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 40.

[53]     Mr M Henderson, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 9.

[54]     Mr M Henderson, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 12.

[55]     Mrs KM Gooch, Mackay Regional Council, Official Transcript of Evidence, 18 August, 2008, p 11.

[56]     Associate Professor CE Collins, Official Transcript of Evidence, 12 September 2008, p 34.

[57]     Mr M Georgalli, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation, Official Transcript of Evidence, 1 October 2008, p 24.

[58]     Mrs M Gabb, St Pius X Primary School, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 29.

[59]     Mr G Cant, Acting Principal, St Pius X Primary School, Official Transcript of Evidence, 10 September 2008, p 29.

[60]     Mrs K Gatti, Western Australian Department of Health, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 6.

[61]     WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Submission No. 95, npn.

[62]     Associate Professor D Perkins, Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Official Transcript of Evidence, 9 December 2008, p 7.

[63]     ‘The Wellingtonne Challenge’, Local Government Focus, September 2005, <http://lgfocus.com.au/editions/2005/september/september.shtml> accessed 17 April 2009.

[64]     Australian Department of Health, A healthy lifestyle resource based on experiences from the WellingTONNE Challenge, Exhibit No. 95, p 33.

[65]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 41.

[66]     Dr C Jeffries-Stokes, Western Desert Kidney Health Project, Official Transcript of Evidence, 6 November 2008, p 41.

[67]     Ms E Flint, Gawler Health Service, Official Transcript of Evidence, 13 June 2008, p 12.

Appendix D – Food Matters: UK Government review of food and food policy - Register of Action Leads

[1]       UK Government, Food Matters, http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/work_areas/food_policy.aspx accessed 17 April 2009.

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