Thenumberoffive-to-19-year-oldswhoareobesehasgrown10-foldinthelast40yearsandcouldsoonovertakethenumberofthoseunderweight,theWHOwarnedinanewstudypublishedonWedn
Childandteenageobesitylevelshaverisenten-foldinthelastfourdecades,meaning124mboysandgirlsaroundtheglobearetoofat,accordingtonewresearch.TheanalysisintheLancetis
InabiggymroomontheoutskirtsofHangzhou,36chubbychildrenandteenagerslistencarefullytopassionatecoacheswhoguidethemthroughphysicalexercisesaimedatreducingtheirbulg
Atenthofthepeopleintheworldisnowobeseand2.2billion,orroughlyonethirdoftheworld'spopulation,arebelievedtobeoverweight,fuelingaglobalhealthcrisisthatclaimsmillion
OneinfourChinesechildrenage7orabovewillbeobesein2030,areportissuedbyPekingUniversity'sSchoolofPublicHealthandotherorganizationsforecasts.TheReportonChildhoodObe
Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy, not good with people and have trouble solving problems in early life, study finds. Fine motor skills and social competence compromised in children of obese parents, and doctors don’t know why. Also in health news: artists’ brush strokes may be window to degenerative brain disorders
Being overweight or obese is linked to a higher risk of dying prematurely than being normal weight and the risk rises sharply as the extra pounds pile on, scientists said on Wednesday.
Obesity has the potential to reduce life expectancy by up to eight years and cut healthy life by 19 years, as a result of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research published in the British medical journal The Lancet suggests.
Single parents are far more likely to have overweight children, according to a new Australian study revealed Thursday.
The adult obesity rates in Australia continue their climb, rising from 24.4 percent of Australians to 28.1 percent over the fours years to 2012, a latest report from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council showed Friday.
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