Severe obesity in childhood and adolescence more than triples the risk of MS, and obesity treatment does not seem to reverse it, a study finds.

Lower body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference and higher high-density lipoprotein are seen in the decade preceding ...

High ultraprocessed food consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily in males.

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according to a study.

One of the inadequacies of using body mass index (BMI) as a predictive factor is that “current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate” a persons ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

In this cohort of adults in the United Kingdom (UK), those with a thinner or plumper body size in childhood had an increased ...

Central obesity measures of waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio appear to be more accurate and consistent indicators of colorectal cancer incidence compared with BMI, according to a study ...

We break down the history behind BMI and how body fat percentage relates to your health. Read more to get a better ...

Interesting health quote by Benjamin Franklin on how an individual's eating habits can have serious implications on health ...

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