Dr Sindy Newman was initially reluctant to take on young patients but realised parents had no other options available - Jane MacNeil About six months ago, a series of patients came to me begging for ...

Obesity levels in the UK are set to rise substantially by 2050. (Getty Images) For the first time ever, more children are overweight in the world than undernourished, according to Unicef. In a new ...

The United States childhood obesity epidemic has been old news for some time. That is until the new weight loss drugs hit the market. The American Academy of Pediatrics is telling parents it is safe ...

There is a divide among some physicians about if and when children should use weight-loss drugs, which have surged in popularity among adults. In a recent study published in the New England Journal of ...

Having a high body mass index (BMI) as a young child may not reflect a lifelong risk of obesity, researchers suggest.A study by experts in Australia found the genetic factors that influence the size ...

Natalie Lister receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Hiba Jebeile receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. Weight fluctuation ...

The study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and supported by the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (Bristol BRC), suggests that children could be referred ...

Because obesity is a complex problem, we must be cautious when we accept easy answers for why children are gaining weight rapidly. Suppose we believe obesity is simply due to eating too much and not ...

Parents attending an adult weight management programme, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered, new research ...