It says it has identified the 'first 1,000 days' as being pivotal in preventing this health issue. Published in the Pediatric ...

UNICEF says 1 in 5 kids worldwide is overweight; U.S. and Illinois hit 32% as experts cite diet, sleep and screens — and urge ...

A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...

By Deslyn A Joseph The rise in childhood obesity is seldom attributed to a single factor, but rather to a combination of ...

Parents often dismiss childhood obesity as just “baby fat,” assuming children will naturally lose it as they grow older.

The EndObesity Consortium’s narrative review underscores that most childhood obesity risks emerge in the first 1,000 days, ...

To make larger studies possible, researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) called ByteTrack that is learning how ...

A new study has found that the behaviour of parents before their child is conceived could be crucial in preventing childhood ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once considered an adult-onset disease, is increasing at alarming rates in children and adolescents.

This study introduces ByteTrack, an AI system that analyzes bite behavior in children, offering new strategies for obesity ...

From calorie counting glasses to healthy-eating video games for children, EU-funded researchers are developing new approaches in support of healthy lifestyles and eating habits. By Michaela Nesvarova ...