Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

Early training for parents on healthy feeding and other parenting practices led to lower body mass index (BMI) for 3- to ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

The findings suggest that BMI development varies across generations and may not be a sufficient standalone measure in children's healthcare. The new study, published in the International Journal ...

People start developing unhealthy perceptions of their own bodies in early childhood, a new study suggests.Kids as y ...

The findings suggest that BMI development varies across generations and may not be a sufficient standalone measure in children's health care. The new study, published in the International Journal ...

A new screening intervention in the primary care setting can improve the identification and management of obesity risk in pediatric patients, according to a poster presented at the National ...

A new study warns that half of Australian children could be overweight or obese by 2050, prompting calls for urgent ...

Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world's adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and ...

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next ...