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

“By fostering early-life responsive parenting practices, we can help establish healthy growth trajectories that may reduce ...

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Experts warn of rising childhood obesity in India, urging a balanced diet, reduced screen time, and daily exercise to curb ...

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with alarming projections showing one in six children and adolescents could be obese by ...

Dogs are a good model for studying human obesity because they develop obesity through similar environmental influences as ...

According to data from the stateofchildhoodobesity.org, more than 15% of kids ages 10-17 are classified as obese.

Children with genetic mutations such as MC4R, LEP, FTO, and POMC that influence appetite and food intake are at a higher risk of developing early-onset obesity.

Experts advise parents to create a healthy environment by encouraging balanced nutrition and limiting processed foods ...

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.