All primary schools in Carmarthenshire must offer two hours of physical education (PE) per week, following a hard-hitting ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

Scientists warn of a "profound tragedy and monumental societal failure" as global obesity rates continue their alarming rise.

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

With many working parents struggling to monitor their children’s activities during the long break, health experts emphasized ...

A recent study revealed that obesity in children and teens soared between 2011 and 2023.Researchers stated that the COVID-19 ...

Even small drops in national income can significantly increase the risk of various forms of childhood malnutrition—not only ...

Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

Doctors and medical professionals from across Africa descended on Cape Town for the CKM Africa Summit, where they discussed ...

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. At such a critical moment in US ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed that an ...