Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

Healthy food is important for children, but what they drink also matters. Dr. Leana Wen explains what health and nutrition ...

Lancet study uses data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it called an ‘unprecedented global epidemic’.

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

One in three children will be overweight worldwide with one in six clinically obese by 2050, warns new research. Obesity ...

Children with obesity and specific comorbidities, including hypertension and type 2 diabetes, have increased risk for almost every skin condition.

The administration is reviewing a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule that would expand coverage to Medicare and Medicaid recipients ...

A study published on Tuesday in 'The Lancet' warns of the escalation of the obesity and overweight pandemic if no action is ...

A major international study has found children and adolescents in Australia have experienced some of the fastest transitions ...

Surprisingly, places like South America, North Africa, and the Middle East will be severely affected.