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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.