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

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...

New research from the University of Birmingham and Aston University has found that putting lower-calorie meal choices at the ...

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

Most kids get adequate amounts of nutrients from a balanced diet, but under certain circumstances, children may need to take vitamin or mineral supplements. Here’s everything you need to know ...

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 ...

as they push for a more "holistic education" amid growing concerns about the rise in childhood obesity. Primary and secondary schools must ensure physical education teachers are treated "the same as ...

Achieving obesity remission reduced children’s and teens’ risk for developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia ...

Although the former Fox News co-anchor tends to keep his family away from the spotlight, he has opened up about his children in past interviews and, occasionally, on social media. Now that he’s ...

Online (child sexual abuse) is more prevalent than other major childhood public health problems like asthma, obesity and ADHD — and we can protect children if we treat it in a similar way ...