Schools in Mexico will have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or else face heavy fines, ...

In a new paper published in Social Science & Medicine, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have ...

Flawed definitions of obesity can harm health outcomes, research indicates. The medical community is taking notice ...

MASLD in pediatric obesity was linked to an increased risk for youth-onset type 2 diabetes, especially in the presence of ...

Adolescents treated with GLP1R drugs for obesity exhibit fewer suicidal thoughts, indicating potential mental health benefits ...

Hyperandrogenemia was associated with obesity among girls with obesity during childhood, perimenarche, and late adolescence.

Mexican schools must ban junk food within six months or face fines. The new rules target unhealthy snacks consumed by ...

Explore how overweight and obesity are classified using BMI and other methods and understand the limitations of relying on ...

Sep. 20, 2024 — A new type of blood test using lipids could make it easier to identify children at risk of complications around obesity including type two diabetes, liver and heart disease ...

Following the Mediterranean diet may modestly lower children's risk of gaining excessive weight, but the impact was not ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) given to adolescents with obesity was associated with a one-third ...

Lifestyle and environmental factors have been important components of the story, but genetics also predispose individuals to ...