Obese liver disease may start before birth. A new study shows how maternal weight reprograms liver cells in offspring.

When pediatric health experts name the most worrisome medical conditions plaguing young people today, obesity often tops the list. According to global statistics from the World Health Organization, ...

If you want your child to get healthy, you must first practice healthy eating habits yourself. Do not bring in unhealthy/junk ...

Children born to obese mothers are at higher risk of developing metabolic disorders, even if they follow a healthy diet ...

“Obesity also increases risks for babies to have birth defects, be born premature, or be stillborn. And babies who are large for their gestational age are at increased risk for infant metabolic ...

The team observed health trends among these children out to age 42, and compared their health to aspects of their parents' life that might influence their risk for obesity. Results showed that if ...

the team stated that it may be increasingly difficult at some point for babies to benefit from this important message that helps prevent obesity.

In children with undernutrition, increasing weight in a child’s first decade of life can lead to significantly taller ...

Studies show that maternal obesity increases the likelihood of children developing conditions like autism and ADHD, making ...

So far 4,784 children and young people, aged from two to 18, living with severe obesity in England, have received care for complications or conditions linked to excess weight from 32 specialist ...