Researchers say negative childhood experiences such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, bullying and parents divorcing ...

Early childhood obesity programs that focus on parents don’t work, a new evidence review finds The programs had no impact on children’s weight at age 2 The programs focus on building parents’ skills ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight. Childhood obesity reflects our modern ...

Government-led programmes attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published Thursday concluded, and researchers are calling for policies that ...

Rising childhood obesity is linked to early puberty and PCOS in adolescent girls. Here's how excess weight affects hormones, ...

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...

Obesity levels in the UK are set to rise substantially by 2050. (Getty Images) For the first time ever, more children are overweight in the world than undernourished, according to Unicef. In a new ...

Among the chaos of busy days and competing priorities, in the end, all parents want is health and happiness for their children. But it's tricky for governments and health care providers to know the ...

Parent-focused interventions for preventing obesity in toddlers were not effective, a meta-analysis showed. Most key secondary outcomes also did not improve; however, children in the intervention ...

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels, with 18.5% of children and adolescents in the United States classified as obese 1. Recent research 2 has shown that people who are obese in childhood are ...

Experts "appalled" by legislature's move to fine parents up to $800. — -- Obesity researchers say a Puerto Rican bill that would fine parents of obese children up to $800 is "unbelievable" and ...