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 ...

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

For some people, the quest to lose weight feels like a constant struggle. Now, scientists have revealed that a newly ...

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, ...

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 ...

Adult cancers are often closely linked to lifestyle choices and environmental factors, making them, to some extent, preventable. In contrast, the exact cause of most childhood cancers remains unknown.