Researchers analyzed national health data from 2008 to 2023, uncovering a surge in the most severe obesity categories for children aged 2 to 18 years old.

A Durham University study reveals that children as young as five begin forming ideas of a “normal” body based on what they see around them. Experts warn that casual parental comments, toys, and media ...

Tackling childhood obesity has long centered around rigid calorie counting and restrictive diets—methods that often backfire when applied to children.

Jessica Turner was ridiculed for her weight until home workouts during the COVID lockdown helped her lose more than 100 lbs. ...

Joseph Baena doesn't seem too keen on taking days off from the gym. Today, Baena—the 27-year-old son of Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

The alarming statistics from the Kenya Nutrient Profile Model (KNPM) 2025 report by the Ministry of Health reveal that NCDs ...

In the last decade, the incidence of restrictive eating disorders in children, like anorexia-nervosa and avoidant/restrictive ...

Prenatal exposure to air pollution was associated with childhood obesity risk in a recent study, highlighting the urgent need ...

July 8 (UPI) -- Older women carrying excess weight have a higher risk of a life-threatening double-whammy, a new study says.

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to ...

Introduction Overweight and obesity is a worldwide public health problem among children and adolescents. However, the magnitude of effect, as well as hierarchy of exercise interventions (aerobic, ...