Four in 10 Kent County children were identified as overweight or obese in a new local report on childhood obesity. That’s ...

While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight.

Children and adolescents should be proactively evaluated and treated for obesity, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics around childhood obesity. The guidelines note that ...

A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity medications, to help children 6 and older with high BMI improve their health, wading into the debate ...

The performance of asthma severity scores, in terms of reliability and responsiveness, differs between children with obesity ...

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The Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report, which drew its conclusions from the medical records of Corewell Health patients ...

Kent County's first Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report reveals 40% of local children are overweight or obese.

Stressed obese woman at the doctor's office talking about her health problems A mom’s health and lifestyle can affect her child’s future risk of obesity Children whose moms were obese are 3 to 4 times ...

Obesity among first year primary school children in Wigan has reached a record level, worrying new figures reveal.

Everyone’s taste buds are different. That’s why some people can swallow the spiciest peppers while others have no fondness for sweet desserts (gasp!). Now a recent study suggests that taste-bud ...