When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

Children who are overweight or living with obesity can significantly improve their health through primary care weight-management programmes, according to a new study.

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

In Brazil, an estimated 6.6 million children aged 5-9 years and 9.9 million adolescents aged 10-19 years are overweight or have obesity; clinicians should prioritize prevention and early intervention.

A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced ...

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kathleen Head about strategies and tips to help prevent obesity in children.

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

Since 2010, more than 180 countries have seen rising rates of childhood overweight and obesity, according to World Obesity ...

Alaina Vidmar, MD, Medical Director, Obesity Medicine, and Bariatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discusses a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found ...

Childhood obesity has become one of the most alarming health issues of our time. In every corner of the world, more children are consuming high-calorie diets, spending long hours on screens, and ...

UK obesity rate one of worst in Europe as 228 million children worldwide will be obese by 2040, report warns - Globally, the ...

India is grappling with a startling childhood obesity crisis, impacting 14 million youths and placing it just behind China.