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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

One in three children will be overweight worldwide with one in six clinically obese by 2050, warns new research. Obesity ...

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 ...