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Figure 2 shows sugar-sweetened beverage consumption for different age groups of children from 2-18 years old. The data demonstrates that consumption of all sugar sweetened drinks by children increased with age, with adolescents being the highest consumers. Most of this increase was due to soft drink consumption, with similar intakes of cordials, fruit juices and fruit drinks across age groups. For children and adolescents of all ages, the largest contributor to sugar-sweetened drinks consumption was soft drinks, followed by dordials, fruit juice, fruit drinks and sports drinks. In light of these findings, public education campaigns targeting teenagers may be an effective strategy to reduce overall soft drink consumption amongst adolescents.

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In the decade 1985-1995, level of obesity in Australian children almost doubled. By 2004, 25% of boys and 23.3% of girls in NSW were either overweight or obese, representing a further significant increase. Based on historical trends, it is projected that by 2016 35.6% of boys and 31.7% of girls in NSW could be overweight or obese unless action is taken to halt increasing levels of overweight and obesity.

In 2007-2008, one-quarter of all Australian children, or around 600,000 children aged 5-17 years, were overweight or obese, up four percentage points from 1995 (21%). The obesity rate for children increased from 5% in 1995 to 8% in 2007-2008 with the proportion overweight remaining around 17% over this time period. This shows a shift towards the higher and heavier end of the body mass index.