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

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

The problem of obesity in children has increased considerably in India in recent years. It leads to serious health ...

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.

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 ...

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, ...

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

The challenge of the obesity epidemic is widespread and one that even pediatricians face constantly,” a Connecticut doctor ...

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

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

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...