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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Lancet study uses data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it called an ‘unprecedented global epidemic’.

And so, preventing obesity has direct benefits for health and wellbeing, in childhood and continuing into adulthood. How is India faring when it comes to obesity? Not well. National Family Health ...

Staying awake for 24 consecutive hours can change the behavior of immune cells in young, healthy and lean people — they end up resembling immune cells found in people with obesity, a new study says.

It’s a game of mystery, except the loser goes to jail. Thanks, Turbotax! If you have children, the process of filing your taxes can get unpredictably complicated, thankfully, the government does ...

In the 119th episode of his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme on February 23, the Prime Minister highlighted the alarming increase in obesity, particularly among children, and noted that obesity ...