With obesity rates among children and teens climbing, pediatricians are using a variety of structured programs to help families work toward healthier habits.

Odisha's School & Mass Education Dept advises a 10% cut in cooking oil use under PM POSHAN to fight childhood obesity and ...

Almost half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030, according to a new study, an "alarming rise" that has been "compared with the HIV epidemic", said The Guardian.

Former first lady Michelle Obama said she couldn’t believe how controversial her school lunch initiative turned out to be ...

Following a report from the Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok has the highest number of overweight and obese residents in Thailand.

The endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a non-surgical alternative to make the stomach smaller in obese patients.

"Parents didn’t care about their kids. Even commercials at night reminded them: 'It’s 10 o'clock. Do you know where your ...

House Republicans are advancing a proposal to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using ...

In May 2023, the World Health Organization ( WHO) recommended against using non-sugar sweeteners like sucralose for weight ...

The Dutch government is pushing to restrict marketing of unhealthy snacks and drinks to children by tightening regulations on ...

Image: iStock/Getty Images Dr Kerr said it was ... found prevention was key as obesity rarely resolved after adolescence. “Children and adolescents remain a vulnerable population within the ...

About 16% of adults worldwide (2.5 billion people) are obese, and 37 million children under the age of ... index greater than or equal to 25; and obesity as having a BMI greater than or equal ...