Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy ...

Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

The number of overweight and obese adults in India is expected to rise from 180 million in 2021 to an 449 million by 2050.

A recent study conducted by researchers from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Inkosi Albert Luthuli ...

Childhood obesity has risen to "alarming" levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers.

As experts warn the first 1,000 days of a child's life are critical to their health trajectory, we look at what parents can ...

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, discusses early intervention in childhood obesity to reduce long‑term risk and supporting families with ...

For months, nine-year-old Aanya was treated for gastritis. Her stomach pain came and went, often brushed off with antacids ...

A recent study revealed that obesity in children and teens soared between 2011 and 2023.Researchers stated that the COVID-19 ...

Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of ...