The county council is expanding its health and wellbeing programmes for children and families. This is to help tackle childhood obesity and support children to get active and stay healthy. Almost ...

Doctors should use their clinical judgment and “intervene as part of the duty of care” if they feel obesity or weight related ...

While she was pregnant, Gemma from Blackpool, Lancashire enjoyed all the high-cal food she loved – but it did not stop after ...

Parents attending an adult weight management program, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and ...

Parents attending an adult weight management programme, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered, new research ...

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.

Experts at Humboldt University in Berlin , helped by colleagues at the University of Nairobi tested the power of storytelling ...

Experiencing trauma during childhood is linked with a higher risk of developing obesity, a new study has claimed. However, ...

GPs should use their ‘clinical judgement’ to decide when a child’s obesity has become a safeguarding concern, according to ...

At the same time, the obesity rate among children ages 2 to 19 has steadily risen over the past two decades. Lifestyle factors, including lack of regular exercise, excessive time sitting during ...

The lawsuit accuses the formula maker of deceptively marketing the milks to make them seem like the next recommended step for toddlers.