Pioneering healthy lifestyle programme lifts health and well-being of kids with weight issues
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A pioneering healthy lifestyle programme for kids and teens with obesity called Whānau Pakari has led to physical and emotional health gains across a group tracked for 12 months, a new study shows. Whānau Pakari means “Healthy self-assured families that are fully active” in Māori, the language of New Zealand’s indigenous people. The unique …