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 ...

The future is uncertain — but your kid’s waistline as an adult might not be. Scientists have developed a groundbreaking test that can identify children as young as five who are at increased risk of ...

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S., and Northern Michigan is no exception. In the past 40 years, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased 300 percent. That translates to 32 ...

There are thousand of news stories about obesity in this country reaching epidemic levels. What actually constitutes an epidemic? According to the Merriam- Webster dictionary an epidemic is something ...

Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside ...

NEW ORLEANS — With some 4.5 million children and adolescents in the US with severe obesity, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new policy statement calling for greater access to ...

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — Changes in cardiac geometry and function resulting from obesity are observed as early as childhood, according to the results of a new study. Investigators observed thicker left ...

Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new study published Monday in the journal, "Pediatrics." 61-Year-Old Woman Goes ...