Alarming numbers

New Zealand’s obesity and dental decay rates

Around 33 per cent of New Zealand’s

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children are overweight or obese. Around 66 per cent of adults in New

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Zealand are overweight or obese.

New Zealand has the third highest

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childhood and obesity rates in the world. Pasifika communities were three times

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more likely to experience obesity. More than 96,000 New Zealand children

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had their teeth extracted last year, and more than 7500 required dental treatment under general anaesthetic. Removing children’s teeth costs New

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Zealand $30 million per year.