In the US, the lifetime medical costs of treating a 10-year-old who has obesity — classified as having a BMI over the 95th percentile of their age — are up to $20,000 more than for a child at a normal ...

Higher BMI in early adulthood and midlife is linked to better memory performance, particularly in men and Black Americans, ...

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

The children of obese mothers, but not obese fathers, were less able to self-regulate food consumption.

Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse ...

NHS figures show that obesity levels among young children are rising and it's having a 'major impact ' on their health.

CHILDREN as young as ten have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so fat, shock figures show. They are going under the knife as childhood obesity levels soar, with one in three now ...

High consumption of ultraprocessed foods containing high levels of added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium is associated with obesity in early childhood, especially in boys.