The Government plans to rebadge hundreds of fruit yoghurts, cereals and juice in a bid to fight the nation's flab crisis - ...
Obesity is often linked to serious health problems like heart disease and high cholesterol. But a new study has found ...
UNICEF says 1 in 5 kids worldwide is overweight; U.S. and Illinois hit 32% as experts cite diet, sleep and screens — and urge ...
Obesity is a leading threat to public health in Latin America and the Caribbean, undermining well-being, productivity and ...
A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...
Obesity has now reached pandemic proportions.1,2 WHO coined the term globesity to characterise its relentless rise worldwide ...
Greek-American scholar Christina Economos joins the National Academy of Medicine, honored for her leadership in childhood ...
Doctors in Louisiana are implementing new programs to tackle the state’s high childhood obesity rates, ranking third in the ...
The body doesn’t really care what is trendy,” he added. “It responds biologically, so we’re seeing more diabetes, more fatty ...
The behaviours of parents before their children are even born could be setting up for childhood obesity years later ...
Type 2 diabetes is surging in children, now making up 24% to 45% of youth diabetes cases – up from just 1% to 2% before the ...