Childhood obesity is a long-term health condition that develops when a child’s weight is above the healthy range for their age, height, and sex. According to Mayo Clinic, doctors define it as having a ...

Sidra Medicine has been offering sophisticated tailor-made treatment courses for the children suffering from obesity in Qatar ...

Children as young as six could use weight-loss drugs to tackle obesity, research has suggested. Experts analysed the results ...

With access to unhealthy food soaring and physical activity levels declining, the World Obesity Federation predicts that between 2020 and 2035, Europe and Central Asia will experience a 61% increase ...

America gets supersized as obesity rates spike in both children and adults - Rising obesity rates have been tied to a more ...

Family affluence shields children from the risks of obesity and unhealthy eating habits, even when they're surrounded by unhealthy food options, according to a study co-led by researchers at ...

Imbalances in certain hormones, such as cortisol, thyroid hormones, insulin, and others, can link to childhood obesity. However, factors such as diet and physical activity levels more often lead to ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

An intervention to decrease parental stress and increase healthy nutrition reduced both early childhood obesity risk and parent stress, according to a new study in Pediatrics. As childhood obesity ...

A childhood obesity expert reveals how NHS clinics are helping Britain’s most severely obese children – from weight-loss jabs ...

Certain rare genetic disorders may cause a child to develop obesity. Health experts may refer to these conditions as syndromic childhood obesity. They may affect a child’s metabolism or cause them to ...