Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

Surprisingly, places like South America, North Africa, and the Middle East will be severely affected.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Obesity in children under 14 set to rise by more than half by 2050, shocking research suggests - Experts said the global ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with alarming projections showing one in six children and adolescents could be obese by ...

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

Rates of obesity and overweight are spiralling due to a "monumental societal failure" to tackle the problem, with more than ...

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...

Reflecting on World Obesity Day‘’ From misallocated health funds to the normalization of 'family diabetes,' South ...