Globally, increases in obesity are projected to continue to 2050 for children and adolescents, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity is set to increase among adults.

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.

You can get in touch with Daniella by emailing d.gray@newsweek.com. A third of children are predicted to be obese or overweight globally by 2050, according to new research. On March 3, The Lancet ...

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

Children ages two to eight years across 11 Pacific jurisdictions (Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern ...

As of 2021, 493 million children and adolescents were overweight or obese. MCRI Dr Jessica Kerr said if immediate five-year action plans were not developed, the future was bleak for our youth.

Without vigorous political action, approximately 60% of adults and one-third of children and adolescents worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, according to projections published on ...

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

The number of obese children and adults in the UK will rise substantially by 2050 - and by more than half in some age groups, figures suggest. The most comprehensive global analysis to date predicts ...

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, says a new study. The research published in the Lancet ...