Having a high body mass index (BMI) as a young child may not reflect a lifelong risk of obesity, researchers suggest.A study by experts in Australia found the genetic factors that influence the size ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Feb. 20, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Obesity affects 1 in every 5 U.S. children, a new study says. About 20% of American children between the ages of 2 and 19 ...

New research challenges link between childhood BMI and obesity risk - Experts say the genetic factors that influence the size of babies may be different to the ones that influence body size as a teen ...

Obese children as young as six could receive Ozempic-style weight-loss jabs after a “promising” first trial. Slimming injections were found to lower children’s body mass index (BMI) by 7.4 per cent in ...

Editor's Note: The March issue of Health Affairs is a thematic issue focusing on the child obesity epidemic and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Two days after the issue and an ...

Researchers say negative childhood experiences such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, bullying and parents divorcing ...

Children and adolescents should be proactively evaluated and treated for obesity, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that ...

Worried that your obese child prefers to stay holed up in the house rather than play outside? Getting your child to be more active outdoors is crucial not just for weight loss but also for vitamin D ...

Rising childhood obesity is linked to early puberty and PCOS in adolescent girls. Here's how excess weight affects hormones, ...

Experts "appalled" by legislature's move to fine parents up to $800. — -- Obesity researchers say a Puerto Rican bill that would fine parents of obese children up to $800 is "unbelievable" and ...