The growth rate of Pacifika children under 10 years of age is faster than expected says the lead researcher of a major AUT longitudinal study.
The study also concludes that the prevalence of obesity and overweight children increased from ages 2-10 years and that the biggest children grew at a faster rate than the smallest.
Watch a replay of TVNZ’s Breakfast programme about the Pacifika research, One News, 4 July 2013 (4 min)
Read the research: in the Annals of Human Biology, Online July 2013
Read more about the Pacifika children research: Auckland University of Technology, 8 July 2013