childhood obesity

By PTI NEW DELHI: Childhood obesity in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if prevention, treatment and support do not improve, according to a global study released ahead of World Obesity…

The findings are important because more than 20 percent of U.S. children ages 6 to 11 are obese, which could lead to problems such as type 2 diabetes or other diseases, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…

"When we compared the weight gain among children from 2019 to 2020, we found that there was more weight gained during the pandemic for youths of all ages," said researcher Corinna Koebnick from the Kaiser Permanente in the US. ‘Among…

‘Rise in the consumption of junk and processed foods increases the chance of childhood obesity and further complications. This warrants a front of pack labels (FOPL) on fast-food products to ensure an informed choice for the eatables to…

The findings of the study published in the journal Environmental Health suggest that . This research conducted on Hispanic mother-child pairs reveals about one in four Hispanic youth in the United States are obese, compared to about 14%…

Warning labels are critical to help consumers and parents understand how much empty calories and harmful nutrients are being consumed by children. ‘Obesity is a result of imbalance between calories consumed and calories expended. Being…

Early childhood associated with fast growth period define child's weight gain. This crucial time need to be monitored by parents to shield their children health.The European Congress on Obesity submitted their research by University College…