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

A mother is pushing parents to advocate for their children’s health after doctors dismissed her toddler’s cancer symptoms as being overweight. Natalie Ridler, a 32-year-old physiotherapist from Wales, ...

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

One in 10 children worldwide now has obesity, a report from UNICEF found, and the number of overweight children has more than doubled in low- and middle-income countries since 2000. By Simar Bajaj For ...

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 ...

DALLAS — Girls who are overweight beginning as early as age 3 are more likely to start puberty by the fourth grade, two years ahead of the American average, researchers say. Girls who are heavy for ...

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 25 -- Even before their second birthday, many American children are developing the same bad eating habits that plague the nation's adults -- too much fat, sugar and salt, and too few ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Overweight U.S. children run an alarmingly high risk of iron deficiency, a condition which can lead to learning and behavior problems, researchers said on Tuesday. It was the first ...

The standard advice for how much weight a woman should gain during pregnancy may need to change, according to a rigorous and provocative study suggesting that even accepted weight gains may raise the ...

There is an increase in the number of referrals of children with obesity, growing waiting lists, and significantly more ...