Shape Up America Campaign inspires family fitness, tackling childhood obesity through nationwide educational event.

Some of what RFK Jr. says about obesity prevention isn't new. But after having coined the catchy MAHA acronym, it’s likely ...

More than 390 million children and adolescents were overweight or obese as of 2022, according to the World Health Organization. A recent study suggests that one way to prevent those in the 5 to 19 ...

Childhood obesity is a growing public health problem that cuts across country, socio-economic, and cultural contexts. It has implications for the immediate health of children, as well as being a ...

Physical inactivity, coupled with excessive use of processed and junk food, is causing overweight and obesity problems in Nepal, as the nation grapples with malnutrition problems for decades. These ...

How Limiting New Fast-Food Outlets May Reduce Childhood Obesity Oct. 23, 2024 — Planning policies to restrict the number of new fast-food outlets leads to fewer overweight and obese children ...

There are concerns about the use of pharmacological interventions like Saxenda to treat obesity in children, particularly as BMI rose after the drug was discontinued in the trial, suggesting that ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The Biden Administration proposed a new rule that would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover ...

Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the US were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in ...

Julie Hitchins, executive director of the Community Foundation of Marshall County, asked why the state would not sign up for ...

An author and expert on wellness visited a massive school in a country renowned for having the world’s best life expectancy ...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Department of Health (DOH) to push for healthier food ...