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

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed ...

Childhood BMI trends — specifically moderate BMI and high BMI variability — were associated with high cortisol concentrations at 17 years of age.

These areas collectively represent a significant portion of the global child population. The study stressed the need ... this study found no significant differences in the experiences of boys and ...

This marks Heap’s first-ever entry on the Hot 100. Even though Heap herself has never had a solo hit on the chart, her songs have made waves here before. Jason Derulo sampled “Hide and Seek” ...

The body mass index (BMI), a weight-to-height ratio, has long been criticised as too simplistic, in part because it cannot distinguish between fat and muscle mass. Currently, anyone with a BMI of ...

WATCH: Pauline Quirke's son Charlie joins her on Loose Women A proud mum of two, Pauline is currently being supported by her two children – daughter, Emily, 40, and son, Charlie, 30. The actress ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

But as an only child, I didn’t know what it was like to have a brother, so I am grateful that I joined the sixth form at a boys’ grammar school that started to admit girls. In my year ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

“But it's important that they take the time, when they can, to answer those questions, because you don't want a child to think that it's bad or wrong to ask.” This applies when you’re ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. "Obesity is a complex ...