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

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

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.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

Children in Hong Kong are among those falling victim to one of today's greatest health challenges, which calls for a concerted effort by all The growth in the number of people around the world who are ...

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.

The 2024 World Health Organisation (WHO) report on obesity and overweight shows that in Africa, the number of overweight children under 5 years has increased by nearly 23 percent since 2000 ...

A pair of studies published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday (March 3) have estimated that 380 crore people, or over half of all adults globally, and 74.6 crore people, or a third of all ...

“The health of our children is intrinsically tied to the health of the adults around them,” Odgers says. “Solutions are going to involve not just investments in children but [also ...

Organised by the World Obesity Federation, this day highlights the health risks associated with obesity, such as diabetes, heart disease, and joint problems, while promoting better lifestyle ...

Human GWAS paradoxically linked FTO SNPs to both lean mass and sarcopenia/obesity. Here, Guang et al used CRISPR-edited stem cells to reveal that an obesogenic FTO SNP accelerates both muscle ...