High ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse it, a study finds.

Family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is a clinically-proven approach to treating children with obesity in which a health care professional works with the family to help children lose weight by ...

The study, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, can help to develop strategies to prevent childhood obesity and its long ...

Experiencing trauma during childhood is linked with a higher risk of developing obesity, a new study has claimed. However, going on to experience positive moments after trauma can prevent people from ...

"Our study highlights the negative impact of obesity among all types of childhood cancers. It provides the rationale to evaluate different strategies to mitigate the adverse risk of obesity on ...

A genetic study of childhood obesity in about 6,400 ... modulates the inherent genetic susceptibility to obesity. Unlike in the case of adult obesity, genetic studies to understand obesity in ...