Breast feeding and early nutrition habits are vital as experts say our chances of being healthy 'appear difficult to alter ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

Young Scots from the most deprived parts of the country have double the risk of experiencing obesity than those livng in the most affluent areas.

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.