The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again ...

In recent years, childhood obesity has become a growing concern ... What children eat plays a central role in their overall health. Building healthy habits early can create a strong foundation ...

Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said. Ten years ago Gateshead Council used all the planning powers available at a ...

One of the biggest health problems among American children today is obesity. And the diabetes that follows obesity. And rates of obesity have almost tripled among children in many parts of the ...

The medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative is sharing prevention tips and how to help ...

Children with obesity at cancer diagnosis had poorer survival. Researchers observed the strongest associations for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and central nervous system tumors.

The association, however, varied by cancer type with the strongest link in those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and central nervous ... dose adjustment in children with obesity made it ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators ...

[2006, amended 2014] For a short explanation of why the committee made the 2022 recommendation and how it might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on measures of overweight, obesity ...

A meta-analysis revealed that exercise interventions effectively reduced blood pressure levels in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity, with notable effects seen in girls.