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Child Obesity Crisis

Athletic Legend Alarmed At Obesity Crisis In Kindergartens

Canberra Times article reports “… year 6 pupils weighing 100 kilograms and 11-year-old girls heavier than grown men are evidence of a looming health crisis in Canberra”. I watched Rob de Castella finish a marathon in first place in Brisbane at the Commonwealth Games in 1982. I had just ridden my bike solo from Cairns. [...]

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Ignoring the Signs of Declining Health

Anthony Field of The Wiggles published his book in 2012 called How I Got My Wiggle Back- A Memoir of Healing.  In the preface Greg Truman begins “If you’re over five, without children and live in a dark cave you probably don’t know that The Wiggles are the most successful pop band for preschool-age children of [...]

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