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 ...

Kennedy vows to fight chronic disease, Big Pharma’s influence and ultra-processed food. Here's why his confirmation hearings in the Senate may draw fireworks.

Helping kids with obesity drop pounds can have a huge impact on their future health.When these children and teens los ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sugary drinks are the primary source of added sugars in ...

AURORA, Colo (KDVR) — Aurora Public Schools are going on five days without full security systems, phones and internet access after a network outage. APS delayed school start times for Thursday ...

A San Francisco resident is the second child in the United States to contract the viral bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to SFGATE. A CDC spokesperson ...

We are grateful to Iacobucci for drawing our attention to the latest childhood obesity figures.1 Once again they are shocking statistics. Prevalence is higher in England than in comparable countries, ...

At the same time, the obesity rate among children ages 2 to 19 has steadily risen over the past two decades. Lifestyle factors, including lack of regular exercise, excessive time sitting during ...

In a study with over 5,800 mother-child pairs from China, increased air pollution exposure before pregnancy was linked to higher risks of obesity in children up to two years after birth. This research ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it ...

Indian doctors have revised obesity guidelines for the first time in 15 years, moving beyond the traditional BMI tool to include metrics like Waist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio. Listen to ...

A 2018 British Journal of General Practice paper titled “Childhood obesity: running from this crisis of ‘normalization’ won’t work,” claims that in broad terms, obesity in kids is being ...