America’s obesity rate is near record highs, and that may pose more than just health problems. Children with obesity are less likely to climb the income ladder later in life than children without it, ...

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have published the first study to estimate the prevalence of pediatric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DENVER (KDVR) — Obesity rates continue to be a critical issue for kids and teens in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease ...

Clinicians are encouraged to screen all children from 6 to 18 years of age for obesity by making body mass index (BMI) measurement part of usual care, according to new draft recommendations on ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI cutoff—has become a "public health emergency." Reading time 4 minutes Many Americans ...

Young people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of various types of weight ...

To curb the childhood-obesity epidemic, health experts have long urged parents to make healthy changes to their family’s lifestyle — such as eating nutritiously, reducing TV time, exercising and ...

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed ...

Lorena Ramos, 14, is a patient at the Healthy Hearts clinic at Children's Hospital Oakland. Credit: Gabriela Quirós. One in six kids in the United States is obese, a condition that doubles their risk ...

Malnutrition in India is no longer just about hunger. It is also about excess weight, poor diet and changing lifestyles -- ...