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

“By fostering early-life responsive parenting practices, we can help establish healthy growth trajectories that may reduce ...

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.

Children with obesity and specific comorbidities, including hypertension and type 2 diabetes, have increased risk for almost every skin condition.

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

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

A major international study has found children and adolescents in Australia have experienced some of the fastest transitions ...

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

Due to unbridled access to junk food, childhood obesity among children has now become a major challenge for parents, public ...

According to data from the stateofchildhoodobesity.org, more than 15% of kids ages 10-17 are classified as obese.

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive ...