Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically over ...

This Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) Clinical Practice Statement (CPS) details assessment and management of the child with overweight or obesity. The term "child" is defined as the child between 2 ...

Obesity Canada has published an updated guideline for managing obesity in children and adolescents. An earlier guideline for managing obesity in adults, which was published almost 20 years ago, added ...

Editor's note: Helping children eat healthy meals can be a challenge on the best of days. From creative meal ideas to helping children learn to cook to a nutritional guidebook, here is one of the ...

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

For the first time, more children worldwide are living with obesity than undernutrition. The shift indicates childhood malnutrition has entered a new phase, one that the world is ill-equipped to ...

For the first time in history, the number of obese children worldwide has surpassed the number who are underweight, according to a new UNICEF report. The study found that one in 10 children globally ...

While there are no specific symptoms of childhood obesity, doctors define obesity by body mass index (BMI) according to the weight and height of a person. Childhood obesity can put a child at risk of ...

Processed snacks, sugary beverages, fast food, and packaged foods high in fat, salt, and sugar are a part of children's diets today. (Unsplash/Andres Molina) Childhood obesity is no longer an emerging ...

While parents and caregivers play a role in shaping children’s eating patterns, this does not mean they are responsible for childhood obesity. Various factors contribute to obesity, many of which are ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...