A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced mindfulness and stress-management skills, their kids showed healthier eating ...

Childhood obesity is a long-term health condition that develops when a child’s weight is above the healthy range for their age, height, and sex. According to Mayo Clinic, doctors define it as having a ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

These medications, when carefully monitored, represent a meaningful new option for families who have struggled for years ...

Childhood obesity is a growing global health problem. According to the World Health Organization, in 2024, 35 million children under the age of five were overweight. While many parents ignore the ...

Obese parents could be offered modern weight loss drugs to improve not only their health, but also to test if it can help ...

An international study involving over 9,000 children reveals that measures aimed at parents do not work to prevent childhood obesity. “We need to think differently,” says researcher Nina Cecilie ...

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...

Keep kids healthy this summer with tips from Dr. Amanda Staiano, director of Pennington’s Pediatric Obesity and Health ...

A meta-analysis of 17 trials including over 9,000 toddlers found no evidence that parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention programs have an impact on young children's BMI. Authors say their ...

While undernutrition remains a significant concern among children under 5 in most low- and middle-income countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among school-aged children ...