Childhood obesity is a complex condition with a wide range of potential contributing factors that relate to a child’s environment, level of socioeconomic advantage, genetics, and exposure to ...

Dr. Maya Adam of Stanford University explores the complex factors behind childhood obesity in her course "Child Nutrition and Cooking 2.0." She examines both broad influences, like societal norms ...

New insights into the biology and risk factors of childhood obesity New study integrates multi-omics analysis and early-life environmental exposures from over 800 European children ...

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

Obesity was significantly more prevalent in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents compared with their non-Hispanic White peers and was potentially exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...

The causes of childhood obesity include environmental, behavioral, genetic, psychological, and socioeconomic factors. Doctors treat and prevent childhood obesity by changing diets and increasing ...

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 ...

Breast feeding and early nutrition habits are vital as experts say our chances of being healthy 'appear difficult to alter ...

Novel analytical model identifies children at risk for obesity as young as 3.5 years. ... The data also show how maternal factors and the pregnancy environment influence child health, said Hannum.