More than 150,000 people in the UK have MS, a devastating chronic immune disease that can cause problems with sight, writing, ...

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse it, a study finds.

High ultraprocessed food consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily in males.

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Eaten when a boy is aged three, these kinds of products were linked to obesity by the time the child reached five.

The county council is expanding its health and wellbeing programmes for children and families. This is to help tackle childhood obesity and support children to get active and stay healthy. Almost ...

Doctors should use their clinical judgment and “intervene as part of the duty of care” if they feel obesity or weight related problems are posing a “significant threat” to a child or young person, the ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and adding broader measurements such as heart health. The ...

What will the world look like for children in 2050? Will they live in a future where they can safely navigate digital spaces and benefit from new technologies? Will they see progress from reduced ...