The digestive tract serves as the primary interface between the human body and its external environment, intricately regulated by genetics, immunity, the ...

The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

If Dr. Corkey is right, this discovery could change the way we think about weight gain and obesity. It suggests that just ...

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. Experts said that a child’s ...

Investigating smoking cessation and waist circumference, this study highlights the role of leisure-time physical activity in ...

The ecological environment is crucial for human health and sustainable development. As urbanization and urban expansion have a significant impact on ecological environment quality, it is necessary to ...

Background Frustrated with the onslaught of articles reporting fascination with results that appear paradoxical but are merely due to selection bias, we studied the apparent effect of obesity on ...

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, discusses early intervention in childhood obesity to reduce long‑term risk and supporting families with ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), may increase the risk of ...

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a ubiquitous class of chemicals, is associated with adverse outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, low infant birth weight, and later-life ...

Introduction The built environment is increasingly recognised as being associated with health outcomes. Relationships between the built environment and health differ among age groups, especially ...