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

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

If observed trends over the past 30 years continue, the total number of adults ages 25 and older living with overweight (body ...

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

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 ...

A recent study predicts that by 2050, more than half of the world’s adults (3.8 billion people) and one-third of all children ...

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

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

The data for the UK has been analysed by the PA news agency. It shows that for children aged five to 14, obesity will rise ...

Anti-obesity drugs are only part of the larger treatment plan for most patients. Exercise and nutrition are also keys.

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