As obesity rates rise across the U.S., new research from Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of ...

While a shocking number of women prefer to bed down with a dad bod, experts say the physique could be bad news for future ...

The World Health Organization has classified obesity as a chronic disease and determined that it is reaching epidemic proportions globally. Closer to home, the state Department of Health says ...

Supervised exercise during pregnancy may lower infant BMI and reduce obesity risk, highlighting the impact of maternal health on early growth trajectories.

Exercise and nutrition smartphone apps for children do not use the top recommended behaviors and strategies that were developed to prevent pediatric obesity, according to a report published in ...

Once a problem primarily affecting adults, high blood pressure is now a growing concern among children and teens. Childhood ...

This is a question I used to hear regularly from parents when I’d recommend strength training for the kids I worked with, whose ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old, in youth sports. During my four ...

Some people love to work out. For others, getting regular exercise just feels like a chore. When you’re living with obesity (a BMI of 30 or more), there can be added challenges that make exercising ...

While there are no specific symptoms of childhood obesity, doctors define obesity by body mass index (BMI) according to the weight and height of a person. Childhood obesity can put a child at risk of ...

The results of the initiatives in Greece to tackle childhood obesity have been presented, showing outstanding progress. View ...