Racial disparities in childhood obesity have risen due to social determinants, food insecurity, and systemic barriers, ...

Prenatal and early-life factors significantly influence childhood obesity trajectories, highlighting the need for early ...

Maternal obesity doesn't just affect the health of a pregnant woman. It can also have effects on her child, increasing their ...

But now is not the time to retreat into our homes to "protect" our children, pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest told ...

Good Response to Obesity Treatment in Childhood Improved Outcomes Down the Line — Findings represent "a hopeful message that early intervention truly matters," researcher says ...

Introduction Overweight and obesity is a worldwide public health problem among children and adolescents. However, the magnitude of effect, as well as hierarchy of exercise interventions (aerobic, ...

In fact, based on our outcomes, the combined effect of the studied environmental factors explained childhood obesity through the latent variable “obesogenic environment” rather than through the ...

Indoor activities involve less movement, limiting calorie burn. Encouraging kids to play outside helps prevent obesity and promotes healthier habits. In the United States, childhood obesity is a ...

Raise awareness of obesity as a chronic, multifactorial disease. Reduce stigma and myths that hinder early care. Encourage timely, evidence-based conversations with healthcare professionals. Promote ...

About a fifth of American children have obesity, which comes with significant negative health effects as well as making it more likely they will develop obesity in adulthood. There has been a growing ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew from toddlers to pre-adolescents, two distinct trajectories emerged.

Preventing Childhood Obesity: 4 Things Families Can Do Factors such as heredity, diet, exercise, and sleep all have a role in the development of childhood obesity. If the places we spend most of our ...