Editorial: Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes ...

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

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 ...

A growing body of research is shedding light on a lesser-known risk in childhood obesity, fat accumulation in the pancreas.

The disturbing statistics on childhood obesity in New Mexico should serve as a wake-up call to unite parents, public health experts, educators, doctors, lawmakers and farmers in a coordinated effort ...

A team of public health officials, school nursing staff and volunteers measured the heights and weights of more than 4,500 elementary school students across New Mexico in the fall. That data, ...

New research from the University of Toronto suggests that children who drink whole-fat milk in early childhood may have lower ...

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

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research* New research to be presented at this ...

Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research* In new research to be presented at this ...