Obesity can lead to health problems, but children need compassion, not body shaming. The language that we use to talk to kids about their weight can impact their mental health. You are your child's ...

Parents don't always know when their kids are too heavy. The methods used for adults don't work well for kids, but there is one measure that is useful. Welcome to the It's NOT Just Baby Fat blog. Let ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most parents find it acceptable to be told about their child's weight status, and the feedback has "minimal" adverse effects for most families, researchers from the UK ...

HealthDay News — Less than one-quarter of parents with overweight children recall their health care provider telling them that their child is overweight, according to study results study published ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) sees obesity as one of the greatest challenges for public health in the 21st century. The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has now ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A third of children are predicted to be obese or overweight globally by 2050, according to new research. On March 3, The ...

World Food Day is observed annually on October 16 to raise awareness about global hunger, food insecurity and the importance of universal access to healthy and nutritious food. Established in 1979 to ...

Obesity rates are forecast to skyrocket within the next quarter of a century, with a third of the world’s children and adolescents expected to be overweight or obese by 2050. Significant increases are ...

Why childhood obesity is becoming a cause for concern in a country that now ranks second globally for kids who are overweight ...

As if the list of only-child stereotypes wasn’t long enough, a new one has been brewing: Children without siblings are at a higher risk for being overweight and obese, as are daughters and youngest ...

Parents should take a holistic, compassionate approach to the health of their children. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Obesity can lead to health problems, but children need compassion, not body shaming ...