One in 5 children aged 2 to 19 in the U.S. are living with obesity, marking the highest rate ever recorded, according to newly published data from the CDC. The agency published two reports Feb. 25 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S.

U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two new reports published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

U.S. children and teens are now at record-high levels of obesity — with more than one in five affected by obesity.  Severe obesity among youth is c ...

A new study finds that a child's level of excess body fat is a stronger indicator of pre-diabetes or type II diabetes than a ...

A new study finds childhood obesity lowers adult income rank by 20 percentile points and reduces access to low-poverty ...

While the national conversation around childhood obesity often focuses on rising health care costs, new research co-authored ...

Obesity rates for U.S. children and teenagers have reached record highs, while rates for adults had a slight decline, according to reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Childhood obesity in the United States has reached its highest level on record, and Mid-South health experts say they are ...

A new American study: Negative or traumatic childhood experiences increase the risk of obesity in children, while the presence of a supportive adult in their lives may reduce these risks.

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically over ...

While the study recognized that unhealthy lifestyle likely contributed to a person’s weight gain, the study said a person’s weight had a greater effect on developing prediabetes than perpetuating ...