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

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 ...

Canadian youngsters are munching loads of ultra-processed foods, increasing their lifelong risk of obesity, a new study says.

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

Objective To investigate the correlation between caregivers’ health-related behaviours and the prevalence of ...

Young boys who ate a greater proportion of ultraprocessed foods were more likely to develop overweight or obesity by age 5 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.“Ultraprocessed ...

A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is likely to ...

Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made a number of disputed claims.

This year’s report shows risk factors on the rise, enduring racial and geographic gaps, and clues to the global picture, too.

Doctors should use their clinical judgment and “intervene as part of the duty of care” if they feel obesity or weight related problems are posing a “significant threat” to a child or young person, the ...