Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...
Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom was obese, researchers ...
Children with obesity and subclinical hypothyroidism have twice the risk for kidney damage compared with those without subclinical hypothyroidism, a retrospective study shows.
They also looked at participants' weight between ages 16 to 42, a range that spans the rise in obesity rates in the United ...
Mexico’s children consume more junk food than anywhere else in Latin America, according to UNICEF, which classifies the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic as an emergency. Sugary drinks and ...
A mom's health and lifestyle choices can affect her kids' risk of obesity as adults, a new study says. Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their ...