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

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

A population-based study indicates that among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time of diagnosis may face an ...

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

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 ...

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

A recent population-based study published by Wiley online in CANCER indicates that among children with cancer, those with obesity at the time of diagnosis may face an elevated risk of dying.

Amid soaring rates of childhood obesity, Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse joined a coalition of Parliamentarians and ...