When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

AAP recommends a multimodal approach to childhood obesity, including lifestyle changes, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery, emphasizing early intervention and expanded treatment access. Addressing ...

The complex, multifactorial, chronic disease of obesity affects approximately 20% of children and adolescents in the U.S. Recent guidelines recommend optimizing diagnosis and treatment to improve ...

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, obesity rates in children, especially those publicly ...

Childhood obesity is a long-term health condition that develops when a child’s weight is above the healthy range for their age, height, and sex. According to Mayo Clinic, doctors define it as having a ...

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 ...

With access to unhealthy food soaring and physical activity levels declining, the World Obesity Federation predicts that between 2020 and 2035, Europe and Central Asia will experience a 61% increase ...

Among the chaos of busy days and competing priorities, in the end, all parents want is health and happiness for their children. But it's tricky for governments and health care providers to know the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The effects of childhood obesity can have negative impacts into adulthood if left untreated. Fox advises ...