New research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12–15 May) shows that living ...

Childhood obesity is linked to lower chances of earning more than one’s parents in adulthood. Researchers used long-term data ...

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center and LSU AgCenter have partnered to expand the reach of the Pennington Generation ...

Children who respond well to pediatric obesity treatment have markedly lower morbidity and mortality risks in young adulthood, according to data published on January 21 in JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers ...

A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Nutrition, offers new ...

The study included 6713 participants who were receiving at least one year of obesity treatment and who were followed until 18 to 30 years. HealthDay News — A positive response to treatment for ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) significantly reduces BMI z-scores and improves quality of life among children with obesity.

Obesity Canada has published an updated guideline for managing obesity in children and adolescents. An earlier guideline for managing obesity in adults, which was published almost 20 years ago, added ...

The 2025 data showed 18.6% of kindergarteners are obese, and an obesity rate of 26.7% of third graders. Those rates reflect a ...

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