Sugary sodas cause deadly diseases. A new book details how Coca-Cola worked for decades to discredit the science.

Digital health interventions were associated with small positive effects on anthropometric measures among children with obesity.

Those with a BMI of 40 or over are considered “severely obese” according to the health service while those between 25 and ...

A new study has uncovered a type of exercise that can boost calorie burning, shrink your waistline and reduce the risk of ...

Ireland has one of the highest rates of obesity in Europe, with one in five children and over 60% of adults living with ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

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.

Healthy food is important for children, but what they drink also matters. Dr. Leana Wen explains what health and nutrition ...

Obesity is a common risk factor for high blood pressure, type-2 diabetes and heart disease. These conditions can contribute ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases ...

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

“By fostering early-life responsive parenting practices, we can help establish healthy growth trajectories that may reduce ...