As of 2025, children worldwide are now more likely to be obese than underweight. According to UNICEF’s new Child Nutrition Report, about 9.4 percent of school-age kids (ages 5–19) are living with ...

Researchers found that anthropometric measures alone were as effective as DEXA in confirming excess adiposity.

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according ...