Childhood obesity, especially in early years, is emerging as India's new public health concern, driven by screens, snacks and ...

One in 10 reception children and more than a fifth in Year 6 (22.2%) are now living with obesity, according to new figures.

While there are no specific symptoms of childhood obesity, doctors define obesity by body mass index (BMI) according to the weight and height of a person. Childhood obesity can put a child at risk of ...

These figures come as the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that, globally, 37 million children below five are ...

Barbados is facing an urgent health situation that could condemn a generation of young people to early heart disease, ...

The study in the British Medical Journal looked at 24,000 children. Why are more children becoming obese by medical standards and what effect could their moms have? That's what researchers in a new ...

The issue of whether parents whose children are obese should be charged with neglect has fueled debate and generated controversial court cases, but, according to an article published this week in BMJ, ...

One in ten children start school obese, NHS warns. Experts say the rise could have a devastating impact on health and widen inequality.

Bulgaria spends the highest share of GDP in the world on obesity-related costs, but poor data is causing a weak obesity ...

Texas ranks eighth among the nation’s 50 states in obesity, according to a new WalletHub analysis of adult weight data.

From 2023 to 2024, the state saw the greatest increase nationwide in the share of its adults who live with obesity. Nevada’s ...