Scientists warn of a "profound tragedy and monumental societal failure" as global obesity rates continue their alarming rise.

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

New York lawmakers are pushing to strengthen laws banning false, predatory marketing and advertising for unhealthy foods to curb childhood obesity.

A clinical practice guideline that stresses a multidisciplinary approach is intended to help clinicians manage obesity in ...

Particularly troubling is the speed at which childhood obesity is increasing — a trend that poses long-term risks to the health of our nation. These NCDs are also a concern for adverse outcomes ...

Kavitha Cardoza, a journalist for the Hechinger Report, is one of the few people who has looked into education outcomes for ...

That kind of collaborative and inclusive approach should be what all doctors and nurses take when treating children struggling with obesity, say the authors of new Canadian clinical practice ...

DOWN. ROYALE AND TODD, BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, COREY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEW ON SEVEN. CHILDHOOD OBESITY RATES ARE DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO. BUT THEY’RE STILL HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centred approach, emphasizing behavioural and psychological supports that focus on outcomes ...

An associate professor and registered dietitian at the University of Prince Edward Island is calling new Canadian guidelines to treat childhood obesity problematic. "You're saying, on one hand ...

A recent study found that pregnancy-related changes such as obesity and weight gain were related to adiposity, having excess fatty tissue in the body in South Asian children. The study was ...