The urgent directive follows alarming findings by Lancet, the British medical journal, that projected a surge in overweight ...

If Dr. Corkey is right, this discovery could change the way we think about weight gain and obesity. It suggests that just ...

Academics are calling for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles from settling in among babies and toddlers as childhood ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. Experts said that a child’s ...

Can early emotional wounds lead to long-term weight struggles? A new study suggests they can. Childhood adversity, ranging ...

Discover how smoking during pregnancy may increase childhood obesity risk, according to new research from Washington State ...

The study found body mass index (BMI) patterns that could predict obesity, with findings published in Jama Network Open.

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, discusses early intervention in childhood obesity to reduce long‑term risk and supporting families with ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), may increase the risk of ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), may increase the risk of ...

Children of fathers who were categorized as obese or overweight based on their body mass index (BMI) around the time of ...