The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...

In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

CHILDREN as young as ten have had hip replacements on the NHS because they are so fat, shock figures show. They are going under the knife as childhood obesity levels soar, with one in three now ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals market to children.

Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, ...

Overweight children are more than twice as likely ... cause of the disease is still unknown and no cure has been found. Adult obesity has previously been linked to an increased risk of developing ...

Press release from BMA Cymru Wales. In response to the Welsh Government's announcement Dr Iona Collins chair of the BMA’s ...

Treatment for Children With Obesity Has Lasting Effect Jan. 21 ... an obesity researcher reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight just in different ...

Genetic risk scores for predicting insulin resistance that were developed for adults are also tied to some cardiometabolic metrics in children and adolescents, according to study findings. Researchers ...

A recently published LongITools study led by the University of Oulu identified two new childhood BMI patterns, challenging ...

The fast food map comes as separate figures show children as young as 10 are needing hip replacements on the NHS due to their ...