By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent obesity from becoming the global norm.

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

Digital health interventions were associated with small positive effects on anthropometric measures among children with obesity.

Adequate breastfeeding (BF) and avoidance of sugary beverages in early life may reduce the risk for preadolescent ob ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

DOHA: World Obesity Day is an annual event celebrated on March 4 each year. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), ...

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