Four in 10 Kent County children were identified as overweight or obese in a new local report on childhood obesity. That’s ...

The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report, which drew its conclusions from the medical records of Corewell Health patients ...

Kent County's first Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report reveals 40% of local children are overweight or obese.

While undernutrition remains a significant concern among children under 5 in most low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among school-aged children ...

Obesity rates are forecast to skyrocket within the next quarter of a century, with a third of the world’s children and adolescents expected to be overweight or obese by 2050. Significant increases are ...

Obese children as young as six could benefit from taking weight-loss jabs, researchers suggest. About a third of children leaving primary school aged 11 are overweight or living with obesity, ...

Adding high‑intensity interval training to a lifestyle intervention enhances short‑term physical activity in children and ...

The prevalence of prediabetes has increased significantly in recent years among Finnish children living with overweight or ...

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults. A ...

Forecasts indicate a drastic increase in US obesity rates in the next 25 years, emphasizing the need for comprehensive public health strategies. For reference, the total US population is 337 million ...