Pediatricians calculate BMI and other measurements using growth charts which track ... The CDC reports that Hispanic children have the highest incidence of childhood obesity, followed by non ...

According to a new study, self-guided family therapy for obesity could work just as well as traditional approaches at a fraction of the cost.

Obesity experts have thrown aside their BMI charts as they reveal it is possible ... Some 29 per cent of adults and one in ten children are obese by the time they start secondary school, according ...

Children who lost enough weight to no longer be considered obese had similar reductions in risk, and also experienced a 60% ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the results have effects later in life, and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young adulthood.

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

The medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Healthy Weight Initiative is sharing prevention tips and how to help ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto are sounding the alarm about the high consumption of ultra-processed foods among preschool-aged children in Canada and its association with obesity development ...

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.

More information: Impact of Obesity on Outcome in Children Diagnosed with Cancer in Canada: A Report from CYP-C, Cancer (2025). DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35673 Journal information: Cancer ...

Research suggested that obesity at the time of a cancer diagnosis adversely affects outcomes in children, but findings across studies have been inconsistent. The impact of obesity on outcomes of ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...