In a study of more than 5,000 mothers and their children, exposure to air pollution during the three months before pregnancy ...

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

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

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

A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with childhood obesity ...

Doctors worldwide should diagnose obesity differently, relying on broader criteria and taking into account when the condition ...

The researchers are advocating for a new approach that emphasises the impact of excess body fat on health, rather than ...

Despite rising health consciousness, soda consumption remains high due to affordability and convenience, especially in ...

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded.Using body-mass ...

Obesity at cancer diagnosis is associated with inferior survival among children aged 2 to 18 years, according to a study ...

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 ...

BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...