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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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