When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

A Concordia-led research team has created one of the first reference charts showing how children's adipose (fat) and muscle ...

Study adds to existing literature that shows damaging impact of obesity-related conditions on large portions of US population ...

The EndObesity Consortium’s narrative review underscores that most childhood obesity risks emerge in the first 1,000 days, ...

The body doesn’t really care what is trendy,” he added. “It responds biologically, so we’re seeing more diabetes, more fatty ...

The NHS incurs an estimated £340 million in additional healthcare costs annually due to weight-related health problems in ...

Children with obesity or severe obesity were significantly more likely to have high blood pressure than children with normal weight, based on new data from nearly 1000 children collected at youth ...

Doctors in Louisiana are implementing new programs to tackle the state’s high childhood obesity rates, ranking third in the ...

Study finds link between obesity, apnea and cognitive problems in children. Nov. 4, 2011— -- Obesity, sleep apnea and behavior and learning difficulties can cause significant dysfunction in ...

Obesity has now reached pandemic proportions.1,2 WHO coined the term globesity to characterise its relentless rise worldwide ...