New Delhi: Childhood obesity is an emerging global epidemic and a serious health condition characterised by excessive accumulation of body fat in early childhood. The increase in weight is often ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S., and Northern Michigan is no exception. In the past 40 years, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased 300 percent. That translates to 32 ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

For the first time in our nation’s history, the current generation of adults has a longer life expectancy than their children, as obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and asthma ...

Pollution, sedentary habits and changing in diets have increased asthma, allergies and childhood obesity among urban children ...

The prevalence of high blood pressure among children and teenagers has surged worldwide, posing critical long-term health ...