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After-school-based intervention helps steer children toward healthier BMI scores

While the adult obesity rate appears to be slowing in the United States, childhood obesity remains historically high, affecting nearly 1 in 5 school-age children. Many efforts to a...

Childhood Obesity Doubles Early Heart Attack Risk, and Family History Does Not Soften the Blow

A Danish cohort study of more than 138,000 people found that children following overweight or obese BMI trajectories faced more than double the hazard of early-onset coronary heart...

Fighting childhood obesity: Researchers study semaglutide with adolescents

Kentucky has one of the highest childhood obesity rates in the country, and the health consequences carry forward throughout life. That's one of the reasons researchers at the Univ...

Childhood obesity less common under new health-based definition

A new global definition of clinical obesity classifies far fewer children as obese than widely used body mass index (BMI) thresholds, according to a large international study. The...

WHO issues first global guidelines on child and adolescent obesity

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its first guidelines addressing the sharp rise in obesity among children and adolescents, setting out how health systems and heal...

Norton Children’s gives advice during Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.- September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.  “We’re probably very high on the list for childhood obesity,” said Dr. Sarah Mayfield, pediatrician and doctor...

How Parents and Doctors Shape Whether Children With Obesity See Their Own Weight Clearly

A study of 1,101 U.S. children with obesity finds that accurate weight perception and parental awareness drive weight loss intentions and healthier diets, but none of these factors...

Beyond the Scale: What Really Shapes Kids’ Health

Although childhood obesity rates in the United States have risen to about 20%, a scale The post Beyond the Scale: What Really Shapes Kids’ Health appeared first on Michigan Mama Ne...

Higher childhood BMI associated with greater body dissatisfaction at age 14 in both boys and girls

Children who follow higher trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and fat mass index across childhood report greater body dissatisfaction at age 14, in both boys and girls, accordin...

Beyond ‘Eat Less, Move More’: Building the Bigger Picture on Childhood Obesity

Researchers across Europe are pooling data and expertise while working with schools, hospitals and families to find better ways to tackle childhood obesity. The post Beyond ‘Eat Le...

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug Prescriptions for Young Kids Skyrocketing, Study Finds

Prescriptions for children ages 8 to 11 with obesity jumped more than 300-fold since 2019, according to researchers at New York University. The FDA has not approved GLP-1 drugs for...

GLP-1 use among young children with obesity in US remains rare but is rising rapidly

Although the number of U.S. children under age 12 with obesity who are prescribed the weight-loss drugs Saxenda, Wegovy and Zepbound remains low, it was 310 times higher in June 20...

Should we use GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity in children?

Children as young as 8 in the US are being prescribed off-label GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, sparking debate about the potential long-term health effects

Тревожные цифры начинаются уже с пяти лет: что происходит с детьми в Казахстане

В Казахстане избыточная масса тела выявлена у 23,2% детей в возрасте от 5 до 9 лет. Специалисты связывают проблему в том числе с пищевыми привычками и считают необходимым системно...

More Kids Using GLP-1 Drugs To Fight Obesity

TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2026 — A growing number of younger children are being prescribed weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Zepbound to treat their obesity, a new study says.While it’s s...

Poor breastfeeding rates are fuelling Britain's childhood obesity crisis, NHS chairman warns

The NHS could slash the nation's 'staggering and frightening' rates of childhood obesity if it did more to promote breastfeeding, the chair of NHS England has said.

Hormone-Disrupting Chemical Mixtures Linked To Excess Childhood Weight

September 28, 2026 | Source: U.S. Right to Know | by Pamela Ferdinand Children exposed during pregnancy and early life to combinations of chemicals that disrupt hormones and metab...

Study finds brain differences linked to obesity risk in preschoolers

Children as young as 4 with a higher body mass index (BMI) show differences in several brain regions involved in reward, taste and hunger, according to a new study from Florida Int...

Pennington Biomedical Research Center sets date for Childhood Obesity Conference

BATON ROUGE —  LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center shared details on Tuesday about the 2026 Childhood Obesity Conference, scheduled for Sept. 2...

Abused children at higher risk of long-term health problems, Hong Kong NGO warns

Child abuse can impair victims’ development and increase their risk of long-term health problems such as obesity and heightened inflammatory responses, a Hong Kong NGO has said, ca...

Why thousands of American children under 12 are being prescribed weight loss drugs

Indiana Youth Institute renews focus on kids' physical health

Indiana children are facing some troubling health trends, including rising obesity rates among the state’s youngest kids.The Indiana Youth Institute is putting physical wellness at...

Study finds that obesity in adolescence may be more reversible than previously thought

Obesity doesn't look the same at age 15 as it does at age 45, and Duke University School of Medicine researchers are learning why. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Inve...

Weight-Loss Meds Lead To Nutritional Deficits For Many Kids And Teens, Study Finds

THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2026 — Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are potentially powerful tools in treating childhood obesity — but their use is not risk-free, a new study sa...