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

Childhood obesity rates continue to soar in the U.S. A new study finds obesity in children and teens increased significantly ...

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 ...

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

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

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

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. At such a critical moment in US ...

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents with overweight or obesity are more than twice as likely to have ...

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