April 30, 2009 — Editor’s note: Childhood obesity remains a significant health challenge today. From 2003 to 2006, 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 were overweight, defined as a ...

Children and adolescents should be proactively evaluated and treated for obesity, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — It’s an effort to tackle one of Louisiana’s biggest health challenges: childhood obesity. This year’s childhood obesity conference is “Be the Reason Kids Greaux ...

Childhood obesity is growing fast in India as poor diet and sedentary habits increase risks like depression and fatty liver.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Every primary care visit is an opportunity to plant small seeds of change. When those seeds are nurtured with ...

While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight. Childhood obesity reflects our modern environment of ultra-processed foods, ...

William is a mammoth of a child at 46Kgs. He is 10 years old and is only a few inches shy of 5.5ft. The first time our paths crossed was at a clinic. He was attending a treatment session with an ...

Children living with obesity face greater risks of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and orthopedic problems, along with psychosocial challenges such as low self-esteem, anxiety, and social ...

The study in the British Medical Journal looked at 24,000 children. Why are more children becoming obese by medical standards and what effect could their moms have? That's what researchers in a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The effects of childhood obesity can have negative impacts into adulthood if left untreated. Fox advises ...

Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a long-term study published in the open-access ...