Childhood obesity rates are rising and global figures don't make for easy reading. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

New research from the University of Birmingham and Aston University has found that putting lower-calorie meal choices at the top of a restaurant menu, and reducing the availability of high-calorie ...

Studies have found that children and teenagers treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including those in India, are under-represented in case numbers, with researchers calling for a "focus for ...

Here’s how to lower your risk. Keep reading to learn about the link between obesity and MASH and how to reduce your risk of this disease. “MASH is a dysfunction of the liver caused by excess ...

Only 28% of teenagers in ... in the number of children experiencing unbalanced growth due to weight issues and health problems associated with the risk of pre-obesity and obesity, according ...

LITCHFIELD — A teenager from Herkimer County is accused of sharing child exploitation material on the internet, according to the New York State Police. Troopers said Timothy J. Gagnon ...

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health care professional works with the family to help children lose weight by ...

New clinical trial finds that self-guided family-based treatment for children with obesity is as effective as traditional, clinician-led approaches Family behavioral treatment (FBT) is an approach to ...

Older children and teens need different amounts of nutrients than younger kids to support optimal health. Kids need the same nutrients as adults but usually require smaller amounts. As children ...

Immigration agents detained an 18-year-old from Lynn, Massachusetts, despite her being in the country legally, her former attorney said. A teenage asylum applicant from Massachusetts is being held ...

The analysis included 6,713 participants in the Swedish Childhood Obesity Treatment Register (aged 6 to 17 years at baseline) who were receiving at least one year of obesity treatment and followed ...