McMaster researchers identified six early-life factors that influence obesity risk in South Asian children. The study ...

A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centered approach, ...

Background: Obesity is a complex, chronic, stigmatized disease whereby abnormal or excess body fat may impair health or increase the risk of medical complications, and can reduce quality of life and ...

The statistics are staggering – according to the CDC, 19.7% of young people aged 2-19 suffer from obesity – but the solution, ...

First Canadian update in nearly 20 years prioritizes improvements in health and quality of life over weight loss outcomesEDMONTON, Alberta, ...

Abdominal obesity, commonly known as a pot belly, is a growing concern among Indians due to changing lifestyles, dietary ...

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the proportion of ...

"We know that current measures of childhood obesity such as the body mass index (BMI) don't work well for South Asians ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May. Please credit the congress when using this research.* New research to be presented at this year ...