Water remains the top recommendation for children, with intake adjusted based on age, weather and activity level. Milk is ...

Digital health interventions were associated with small positive effects on anthropometric measures among children with obesity.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence o ...

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said that obesity among children is rising at an alarming rate across both urban and rural areas reaching epidemic proportions. “With obesity-linked health risks such as diabetes, hypertension ...

Obesity in India: Regular physical activity is essential for maintaining a healthy weight During his ... Excessive screen time, particularly among children, reduces opportunities for physical ...

More than half of adults and a third of children are predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050, according to new research in The Lancet. The forecast means some 745 million children will be ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

The advisory has come weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the growing concern of childhood obesity ...

Children in Hong Kong are among those falling victim to one of today's greatest health challenges, which calls for a concerted effort by all The growth in the number of people around the world who are ...

TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of adults and a third of children ... A projected rise in obesity among people 65 or older is expected to strain health-care systems ...

The 2024 World Health Organisation (WHO) report on obesity and overweight shows that in Africa, the number of overweight children under 5 years has increased by nearly 23 percent since 2000 ...