Big bellies in obese kids mean greater heart disease risks, just as they do for heavy grown-ups, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

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, ...

LEIPZIG, GERMANY — Changes in cardiac geometry and function resulting from obesity are observed as early as childhood, according to the results of a new study. Investigators observed thicker left ...

More than 150 children have been treated for obesity since 2022 at a specialist clinic in Kent, according to NHS figures.

Children and adolescents who become or remain obese are more than three times as likely to develop hypertension in a 3-year follow-up period compared with those who maintain a normal weight, according ...

Obesity rates in children have been on the rise for decades, having quadrupled from 1990 to 2022, and along with the rise in obesity, comes a rise in health risks. However, obesity can be broken down ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI cutoff—has become a "public health emergency." Reading time 4 minutes Many Americans ...

For the first time, more school-age children and adolescents worldwide are obese than underweight, according to U.N. findings - a trend driven in large part by a rapid increase in obesity among young ...