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.

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

As large retail chains dominate global food markets, unhealthy eating soars—highlighting an urgent need to reshape food environments to combat rising obesity rates. Study: Global food retail ...

Sleep deprivation is a growing concern among teenagers, with studies now linking it to an increased risk of high blood pressure. A recent study has found that inadequate sleep not only affects ...

Petito’s case is one of many domestic violence tragedies involving young people that continue to provoke anger and fear, and that’s especially true when these cases involve teenagers.

Teens With a Reduced Response to Rewards Are ... Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss ...

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 ...

We are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and lack of connection. Would a nutritional metaphor help us think about this ...

The International Journal of Obesity is a multi-disciplinary forum for research describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, physiology, genetics and nutrition, molecular ...

If you use an ultraviolet wand to disinfect and kill germs — or are thinking about it — be aware that certain brands may produce unsafe levels of radiation and should not be used. The U.S ...