A new study finds that sleep deprivation in teenagers may significantly increase their risk of high blood pressure, a major ...

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.

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults ...

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. But with significant increases predicted within the ...

In the last two decades in India, a major epidemiological transition has happened that has not captured sufficient public attention — the challenge of overweight and obesity. The National Family ...

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However, teens in the overweight and obesity groups consistently consumed more calories during these hours. "Going into this study, we knew that the circadian system affects hunger and metabolism ...

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The researchers wrote, "While China, India and the USA will continue to constitute a large proportion of the global population with overweight and obesity, the number in the sub-Saharan Africa ...

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 ...