Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

According to data from the stateofchildhoodobesity.org, more than 15% of kids ages 10-17 are classified as obese.

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The findings highlight "monumental societal failures" in the fight against obesity, said population health researcher Jessica Kerr.

For girls aged five to 14 in the UK, obesity rates will rise from 12 per cent in 2021 to 18.4 per cent in 2050, according to ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Obesity rates are forecast to skyrocket within the next quarter of a century, with a third of the world’s children and ...

Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

They are going under the knife as childhood obesity levels soar, with one in three now classified as overweight. At least nine youngsters aged between ten and 14 needed hip replacements as a ...

More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults ...