What if your toddler's chubby belly wasn't just "baby fat" that would disappear, but an early warning sign for serious health ...

In this reportage, we delve into a practice once common in Mauritania: leblouh, the forced feeding of young women aimed at ...

Childhood overweight and obesity are a growing public health challenge in South Africa. In 2016, 13% of the country's children were reported to be obese. This is predicted to double by 2030.This ...

Analysis - Childhood overweight and obesity are a growing public health challenge in South Africa. In 2016, 13% of the country's children were reported to be obese. This is predicted to double by 2030 ...

Childhood overweight and obesity are a growing public health challenge in South Africa. In 2016, 13% of the country's ...

I worry about how these changes, which are occurring at the age of 13 or 14, might affect them later in life,” the study’s lead author said.

Adolescents with abdominal obesity have larger brain regions linked to memory and emotional control, potentially due to ...

Growing rates of type 2 diabetes across the African content offer scientists hope of creating new, more inclusive treatments.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed worry about rising cases of overweight and obesity in children. Mr Joseph ...

An estimated two million children in Nigeria suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and children with severe acute ...

A nationwide Korean study finds a surprising link between varicose veins and dementia, and suggests that treating the veins ...