In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical practice guideline recommending weight-loss medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, as a supplement ...

Obesity at childhood cancer diagnosis was independently associated with inferior survival, and this was likely driven by trends detected in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or central ...

Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health.When these children and teens los ...

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

Achieving obesity remission reduced children’s and teens’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia ...

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

Effective treatment of childhood obesity significantly lowers long-term health risks, including type 2 diabetes and ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

The Bright Bodies Program, which runs multiple 10 to 12-week sessions annually, engages both children and their families. The ...

SINGAPORE: A recent infographic published by Seasia Stats shows that among countries in Southeast Asia, Singapore has the ...

Far too many students in Hong Kong are failing to meet even the minimum standards, leading to a greater risk of obesity and its many related diseases The health benefits of regular exercise for ...

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 ...