All primary schools in Carmarthenshire must offer two hours of physical education (PE) per week, following a hard-hitting ...

Scientists warn of a "profound tragedy and monumental societal failure" as global obesity rates continue their alarming rise.

Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

A recent study revealed that obesity in children and teens soared between 2011 and 2023.Researchers stated that the COVID-19 ...

Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

Doctors and medical professionals from across Africa descended on Cape Town for the CKM Africa Summit, where they discussed ...

Even small drops in national income can significantly increase the risk of various forms of childhood malnutrition—not only ...

As summer temperatures soar across the UAE and schools remain closed, doctors are warning that excessive screen time is ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), may increase the risk of ...

Data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) shows that children living in the most deprived areas are now more than twice as ...

Projections show half of ten and 11-year-olds could be overweight or obese in some areas, with experts calling for urgent ...

Royal Society for Public Health modelling predicts that 40% of primary school leavers will be obese by 2034/35.