India, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...

A new report from global experts calls for redefining obesity beyond the traditional body mass index (BMI) measurement. The experts propose...

Experts recommend reevaluating the diagnosis and treatment of obesity by moving beyond BMI to a more comprehensive health assessment. They ...

Harvard researchers found that children and adolescents who consume beverages with non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs) like saccharin and aspar...

A pilot program in Kamrup District, Assam, aimed at addressing child malnutrition by incorporating nutrient-dense small fish powder into ch...

From diabetes to infertility and cardiovascular problems, childhood obesity can lead to many health scares.

More than 4 billion people would be morbidly obese within the next 12 years.

WHO said obesity in kids one of the most serious health challenges of the 21st century.

One needs to make basic changes in his/her daily lifestyle to prevent obesity.

To be termed as ‘Khelo India National Fitness Assessment Programme’, the Centre plans to get all government, private, aided and unaided sch...

Children of mothers who follow a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of developing obesity and other disorders.

Globally, over two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese.

The findings represent "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis," according to a study published in The New England Journal of...

The study suggests that a less common version of the BDNF gene may predispose people to obesity by producing lower levels of BDNF protein.

The study found that parents are additionally more likely to underestimate their child's weight if they are Black or south Asian.

The high blood pressure risk in obese children and teenagers is up to six times greater than those of a healthy weight, a new study has war...

Unilever has just bans its global arms from using models who are excessively thin in their ads.