In the UK, childhood obesity is a common problem, with nearly a third of children aged two to 15 now classed as overweight or obese. While excess weight can put children at risk of serious health ...

That kind of collaborative and inclusive approach should be what all doctors and nurses take when treating children struggling with obesity, say the authors of new Canadian clinical practice ...

Tooth decay in children is also linked to obesity. Childhood obesity increases the risk of developing other diseases throughout childhood and into adulthood, including diabetes, high blood ...

A mom's health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids' risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their ...

A mom’s health and lifestyle can affect her child’s future risk of obesity Children whose moms were obese are 3 to 4 times more likely to be obese themselves in adulthood Children of moms who ...

More than half of adults and a third of young people will be overweight or obese by 2050 Overweight and obesity have more than doubled globally during the past three decades The U.S. now has the ...

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the ...

A child dribbles a basketball at a recreation center in D.C. on June 21. (Allison Robbert/The Washington Post) The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key ...

But now experts suggest the simple mantra may be fuelling the UK's obesity crisis by encouraging kids to eat too much. NHS data shows almost one in 10 children joining primary school are obese ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Obesity at the time of cancer diagnosis in children is associated with a higher risk of relapse and death. Among 11,291 children studied, those with obesity had ...

The FDA approval for setmelanotide now includes children aged 2 to 5 years with several rare genetic forms of obesity. Setmelanotide reduced BMI by 18% at 1 year for children participating in the ...

Almost a third of children in parts of England are obese by the time they start secondary school, figures revealed today. Thirty-one per cent of Year 6 pupils in Knowsley, Merseyside, are classed ...