The problem of obesity in children has increased considerably in India in recent years. It leads to serious health ...

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

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 ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

World Obesity Day celebrated on 4 March 2025 highlights the urgent need to address obesity as a global health challenge. The ...

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.

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.

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 also an area of concern ... These include: cardiovascular disease, several common cancers, diabetes and osteoarthritis. India leads the world in the number of people with ...

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with alarming projections showing one in six children and adolescents could be obese by ...