Large food portions for children may be fuelling Britain’s obesity crisis, with more than a third of parents making youngsters always finish their meals, nutritionists have warned. A new poll ...

Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for ... that nearly 880 million adults and 159 million children lived with obesity in 2022, with 43 per cent of adults being classified ...

The development of drug treatments for obesity in adults has raised questions about treatment of childhood obesity. Image credit: PeopleImages.com – Yuri A The prevalence of obesity has increased ...

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The children of obese mothers, but not obese fathers, were less able to self-regulate food consumption.

A genetic study of childhood obesity in about 6,400 school-going children aged 9-18 years has found that socioeconomic status significantly modulates the inherent genetic susceptibility to obesity.

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health ...

High ultraprocessed food consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily in males.

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...