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

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

Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and ...

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.

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 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.

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

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next ...

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

Childhood obesity is rising at an alarming rate across India, and experts warn that the country lacks comprehensive data to ...