Among children with high blood pressure (BP), there are racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of nutrition, lifestyle, and weight counseling.

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

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to study findings.

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.

Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sportThousands of overweight children in Scotland, ...

The days of washing down a hotdog with a fizzy drink – and some other sugary drinks – while watching sport at a prominent ...

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

The pre-budget document tabled in Parliament on Friday said that the government must focus on a multi-pronged approach with stricter FSSAI labelling norms, higher GST, and awareness campaigns to curb ...

GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Four people living in central Indiana face a combined 60 charges following a child exploitation and pornography investigation, authorities announced Thursday.

Published by Elsevier Ltd. Over the past decades, governments across Europe and Central Asia have greatly improved the health and wellbeing of their citizens, including children. But ongoing and ...

The global experts then agreed on a list of 18 criteria and manifestations of clinical obesity for adults – 13 for children – related to alterations in the central nervous system ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?