Dr. Cheryl Kendall discusses urgent pediatric health concerns, offering solutions for childhood obesity and digital addiction ...

The number of U.S. adults with severe obesity increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a research letter published online ...

In today’s digital age, the ubiquitous presence of cellphones has transformed them into essential tools for communication, ...

Recent senatorial hearings reflect the move to convict UPFs (ultra-processed food) as the culprit responsible for society’s obesity and juvenile metabolic diseases “epidemics” while deflecting focus ...

The literal Godzilla of Japanese entertainment companies bought GKIDS. What does that mean for the future of international ...

Greaux Healthy—a public service initiative powered by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in partnership with the State of Louisiana—has released the Childhood Obesity Prevention, Evaluation and ...

Developed in alignment with the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guidelines, the toolkit synthesizes the latest scientific evidence and real-world strategies to support ...

Children with overweight and obesity experienced notable improvements in health outcomes after participating in a lifestyle ...

In the US, the lifetime medical costs of treating a 10-year-old who has obesity — classified as having a BMI over the 95th percentile of their age — are up to $20,000 more than for a child at a normal ...

Researchers found that adolescents in the obese weight range ate more food later in the day than their peers of healthy weight, and that their eating behaviors were strongly influenced by their ...

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Wegovy, which is available on the NHS to combat obesity after being launched in the UK in 2023. The drug is also present in Ozempic, used to treat type 2 ...