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

Toddlers are eating too much processed food. Better labeling is the answer.

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 ...

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

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...

New report makes ambitious recommendations for PE requirements. May 23, 2013— -- An Institute of Medicine report out today makes some ambitious recommendations for physical education requirements ...

Higher maternal BMI before pregnancy is linked to increased risks of epilepsy and intellectual disability in young children, ...

One in 10 children starting school in England is living with obesity, with the proportion rising to one in five by the time ...

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