Children on the path to obesity can be detected as early as age 3.5 years, according to a study published online.

Take athletes for example. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made headlines in the past for being technically obese by BMI standards at 6 feet, 5 inches and around 265 pounds, despite the fact that he ...

The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist liraglutide is the first in its class to show benefits in young children with obesity, according to results from the phase 3a SCALE-KIDS trial ...

BMI and WC were differentially associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Most kids tend to see their body-mass index (BMI) decline between ages 1 and 6, before starting to slowly gain weight as they grow, researchers reported recently in JAMA Network Open. (BMI is an ...

Preschoolers who don’t undergo natural weight loss might have an increased risk of childhood obesity Kids normally have their body-mass index decline between 1 and 6 years of age About 10% have ...