Obesity has become a growing concern across the U.S. The weight-loss and diet-control industry now tops $90 billion, while obesity-related health care costs the country around $173 billion annually.

While undernutrition remains a significant concern among children under 5 in most low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among school-aged children ...

Fatty liver disease, previously believed to be exclusively observed in adults, is now increasingly being diagnosed in children too. Known as pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), or ...

The first five years of a child’s life may be key to preventing overweight and obesity in years to come, say the authors of new research being presented at year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO ...

It is increasingly common these days, as you have probably read in the press, for children and adolescents to be unhealthily overweight. Less than 10 per cent have a medical cause, but your daughter ...

India, March 4 -- The World Obesity Federation has warned on Wednesday that the world was set to miss the 2025 global target to halt the rise in childhood obesity. And despite the deadline now being ...

Some Malaysian children carry more than just extra weight, showing signs of serious health problems that often go unnoticed, says Dr Ng Hui Ying, ...

A new long-term study suggests that a child’s health may be influenced even before they are born, starting with the weight of both parents before pregnancy. Researchers have found that when both ...

HealthDay News — Less than one-quarter of parents with overweight children recall their health care provider telling them that their child is overweight, according to study results study published ...

New data show childhood obesity in the UK surging towards 2040, with millions of pupils projected to face adult-style disease ...

More than one billion people worldwide are living with obesity today. In 2025 alone, an estimated 543 million children and adolescents were overweight or obese. By 2035, projections suggest that ...