Some children would rather talk and move than eat. They tend to be “built like a stick.” With today’s emphasis on the prevention of childhood obesity, kids who are too thin often escape notice. While ...

For the first time in history, the number of obese children worldwide has surpassed the number who are underweight, according to a new UNICEF report. The study found that one in 10 children globally ...

(CNN) — More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected.

The NHS incurs an estimated £340 million in additional health care costs annually due to weight-related health problems in children—but it is not just obesity driving the costs. New research from the ...

The NHS incurs an estimated £340 million in additional healthcare costs annually due to weight-related health problems in children – but it is not just obesity driving the costs. New research from the ...

(Gray News) - For the first time in history, more children are obese than underweight, according to a recent nutrition report. The United Nations Children’s Fund shared data from more than 190 ...

Around 10 per cent of children across the world are obese, surpassing - for the first time - the number of those who are underweight, a major study by children’s charity Unicef has found. Roughly 188 ...

Vegetarian children don't seem to have growth or nutrient deficiencies compared to their peers, per a new study. Children on a vegetarian diet had similar levels of nutrients like iron and vitamin D, ...