In A Nutshell Kids with obesity and normal lab results still had much higher rates of diabetes and heart risk factors by age ...

Interventions that reduce childhood obesity can deliver benefits well beyond lowering medical spending,” senior researcher ...

When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance ...

Children living with obesity but showing no signs of metabolic complications still have a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and abnormal blood lipid ...

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new ...

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed ...

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 ...

Children living with obesity but showing no signs of metabolic complications still have a significantly increased risk of ...

With access to unhealthy food soaring and physical activity levels declining, the World Obesity Federation predicts that between 2020 and 2035, Europe and Central Asia will experience a 61% increase ...

Mexico is no longer the country with the greatest prevalence of child obesity, but being No. 8 is no cause for celebration, ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...