Asked specifically about the National Childhood Measurement Programme, which measures the level of obesity in children using ...

CLEARING your plate has been a common rule in many households for generations of children wanting to escape the dining-room ...

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 ...

The British Nutrition Foundation has published guidance on how much food children should eat at mealtimes and the findings ...

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

GPs are told to use additional metrics to diagnose overweight patients, rather than relying on body mass index alone ...

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

A weight loss doctor has warned that forcing children to finish everything on their plate could lead to overeating habits and ...

New research shows kids with more positive experiences – from stable routines to enriching social activities – were ...

The new system would see people categorised as having either clinical obesity, if their weight is affecting their organ ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...

Sport in British state schools is in ‘crisis’, with a ‘Covid cohort’ of children not returning to physical activity after the ...