A significant percentage of adolescents in the United States are living with hyperuricemia, a condition that is associated with obesity and risks for cardiometabolic complications, according to study ...

Over the past decades, obesity has reached epidemic proportions, now affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide.

Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

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

epidemiology of childhood obesity, and the relation to subsequent cardiovascular disease are addressed. All these issues underscore the crucial need for primary prevention of obesity in children ...

"Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice for Childhood Obesity Treatment," authored by Pennington Biomedical’s Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory’s Dr. Amanda Staiano and Dr.

Educational campaigns and healthcare partnerships are also critical in promoting awareness about the risks of adolescent obesity and the importance of early intervention. Furthermore, prevention ...

Experts warn that the biggest threat to children’s health may be the food they consume, with processed foods making up 70 percent of the American food supply.