Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent ...

A third of the world’s children will be obese or overweight in the next 25 years - More than half of adults will also be ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

This applies to both men and women. For comparison, this would relate to a direct measure of approximately 25% body fat in men and 30% body fat in women. The situation is more complex in children, ...

Children had a significantly lower average body mass index (BMI) through middle childhood if they were raised using ...

Obesity prevalence increased among both adults and children across all regions of the world from 1990 to 2021, and more than ...

Objective This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) growth trajectories from birth to 24 months of age and examine ...

Aim: To examine the effects of maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) and mode of delivery on neonatal IHCL. Methods: With research ethics approval and informed written parent consent we employed 1 H ...