Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine the independent and additive effects of four maternal metabolic risk factors ...

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

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

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.

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects ...

Obesity is a growing global health crisis, affecting millions of people and increasing the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. However, the good news is that obesity is ...

A study from the University of Cambridge has uncovered a genetic link between Labrador retrievers and humans that sheds new ...

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

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, ...

Scientists have used data from almost half a million people in the UK Biobank to investigate an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (environmental factors) a greater contributor to our ...

THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is associated with a modest reduction in the risk for obesity-related cancers (ORCs), according to a ...