A new study found that, overall, children with obesity at the time of their cancer diagnosis had worse survival rates ...

GPs should use their ‘clinical judgement’ to decide when a child’s obesity has become a safeguarding concern, according to ...

Children with traumatic experiences in their early lives have a higher risk of obesity. But as our new research shows, this ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity ...

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

Obesity is currently defined using a person's body mass index, or BMI. This is calculated as weight (in kilograms) divided by ...

Obesity at cancer diagnosis appeared linked to significantly poorer survival among children and adolescents, according to results of a retrospective study.The association between obesity and mortality ...

But now experts suggest the simple mantra may be fuelling the UK's obesity crisis by encouraging kids to eat too much. NHS data shows almost one in 10 children joining primary school are obese ...

Obesity caused by food, not trauma. The editorial this week references a study linking childhood trauma and obesity in ...

Large food portions for children and parents demanding they finish their meals could be fuelling Britain’s obesity crisis, ...