UNICEF's recent report reveals a concerning global shift, with overweight surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition form among sch...

Around six percent of children aged 0-5 in India were identified as obese or overweight, according to official data collected from anganwad...

The study found that mothers who are overweight may share the risk for obesity with their daughters and not their sons.

The number of overweight children increased from 2.1% to 3.4%.

The latest National Family Health Survey, which was conducted in 22 states in pre-pandemic times, presented a dire picture of nutrition of ...

With 46.6 million children who are stunted, India tops the list of countries followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million)...

Every mother-to-be must restrict the recommended maximum of three cups of coffee per day.

The survey involving nearly 1,000 respondents from Delhi-NCR shows that children eat out a lot but barely indulge in physical activity.

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

If current trends continue, by 2025, 268 mn children (age 5 years to 17.9 years) worldwide will suffer from excess bodyweight.

Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) American children are at greater risk of becoming overweight or obese during summer vacation than during the schoo...

London, Sep 11 (IANS) Children are everyday consuming up to three times more sugar than what is good for them, a survey conducted by an Ind...

Obesity at a young age can cause high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis in adulthood.

Researchers from University College London looked at data from more than 56,000 people born in Britain between 1946 and 2001 and found a cl...

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

European school children could soon receive free fruit at school as part of an EU effort to keep them from becoming overweight.

As India faces the worrisome prospect of becoming the diabetes capital of the world, a whole lot of healthcare chains and FMCG companies ar...