President Donald Trump reinstates the Presidential Fitness Test, aiming to improve youth health and combat childhood obesity.

More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected. Obesity ...

While undernutrition remains a significant concern among children under 5 in most low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among school-aged children ...

Higher maternal prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk for overweight/obesity in early childhood.

One in 10 children worldwide now has obesity, a report from UNICEF found, and the number of overweight children has more than doubled in low- and middle-income countries since 2000. By Simar Bajaj For ...

GLP-1 medications are showing promising results in younger patients — but significant long-term unknowns remain, and experts ...

Parents don't always know when their kids are too heavy. The methods used for adults don't work well for kids, but there is one measure that is useful. Welcome to the It's NOT Just Baby Fat blog. Let ...

Rising obesity rates are widely viewed as the biggest health crisis facing the Western world. Prevention is better than cure, so doctors are focused on stopping children from getting overweight. But ...

Childhood obesity is not just about weight gain, it has long-term health implications. Experts warn that obese children are ...