This ambitious 5-year initiative aims to crack the code on preventing childhood obesity from conception to adolescence. According to Prof. Lurbe, the success is based on something deeper than just ...

Overweight and obesity in childhood are associated with increased risk of obesity ... of activities aimed at prevention and control of obesity and related health risks. The IAEA supports the United ...

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

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

The report also revealed the devastating possible impacts of childhood obesity, such as poor mental health and low self-esteem, alongside an abundance of health risks both now and in later life.

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.

By 2050, over half of the global adult population and a third of children and adolescents are projected to have overweight or obesity, posing significant health risks. The prevalence of obesity ...

Childhood obesity is expected to increase by 100% ... It more accurately predicts health risks related to abdominal fat distribution.