UK children are getting taller. The reason why reveals a troubling story about obesity, inequality and poverty.

Ketsy Rivera is accused of holding down a 10-year-old boy at a Floida playground so while her own kids, ages 8 and 9, ...

If current trends continue, nearly 56 million children in the country could be affected by 2040. The report also highlights that more than 180 countries have seen a rise in obesity since 2010, and ...

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher has found that children who are obese are far less likely to climb the ...

Around 3.8 million children in the UK are currently overweight or obese - the highest number on record. Britain has roughly ...

India is facing a growing public health challenge as the country now ranks second in the world for childhood obesity, ...

The full spectrum of metabolic disorders, typically seen in older adults, is increasingly affecting children in India, and this includes being overweight or obese ...

A recent study ranked the 100 most populated U.S. metro areas.

Children are growing taller, but only because they are becoming fatter, research shows. A study by the University of Oxford shows that 11-year-old girls are almost an inch taller than those just over ...

A mother allegedly ordered her children to attack a 10-year-old child while she restrained him after the victim called her a "fat a--." ...

A mom in Florida has been arrested after she helped her kids beat up a 10-year-old after he allegedly called her a ‘fat ass,’ per police ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...