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

Western Diet Causes Inflammation ... Mar. 3, 2025 — Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new ...

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Zepbound, originally for adults, are now prescribed for adolescents with obesity, showing ...

Amid new Canadian guidelines suggesting GLP-1 medication for obese kids and teens, dietitians say there are better ways ...

BUT EXPERTS SAY THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RUN DEEP, ESPECIALLY IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. IT’S POVERTY AND IT’S SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND IT’S FOOD DESERTS OR LACK OF ACCESS.

BUT EXPERTS SAY THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RUN DEEP, ESPECIALLY IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. IT’S POVERTY AND IT’S SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND IT’S FOOD DESERTS OR LACK OF ACCESS.

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 ...

Eating the right type of breakfast may be the key to tackling the increasing problem of obesity in children, research claims. A study of British youngsters aged nine to 12 looked at the effect of ...

The study comes as childhood obesity is becoming a pressing issue worldwide, with over 159 million school-aged children diagnosed with obesity in 2022. Being overweight in childhood can affect ...

In New York, outside New York City, rates of obesity among children and adolescents in public school districts have increased more than 13% since the COVID-19 pandemic began, state data show.