More than 37% of students in Ho Chi Minh City are overweight or obese, with rapid urbanization among contributing factors.

Cost isn’t the only barrier to a healthy diet. Taste is, too, writes Marc Siegel — and efforts to improve what America eats ...

A fun way to learn how to live longer by developing healthy eating habits is coming to Gates County. The Speedway to Healthy program was created as a resource to fight childhood obesity and poor ...

Parents and caregivers should avoid using a bottle to put toddlers to sleep, say experts, after new research reveals the ...

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent obesity from becoming the global norm.

Digital health interventions were associated with small positive effects on anthropometric measures among children with obesity.

Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases ...

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine ...

At the pace with which the proportion of overweight people is growing, half of Nepal’s adult population will be obese by 2050 ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

The Trump Administration's quest to “Make America Health Again” is targeting ultraprocessed foods. Think sugary cereals, ...

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.