Early childhood obesity programs that focus on parents don’t work, a new evidence review finds The programs had no impact on children’s weight at age 2 The programs focus on building parents’ skills ...

In 1970, about 1 in 20 children were affected by obesity; today, it's 1 in 5. Dr. Jonathan LaPook looks at programs aimed at helping kids (and their families) get healthy the old-fashioned way, by ...

Obesity now affects more than one in five children in the United States, and while there are effective, recommended interventions, availability is limited for most children. In two new studies, Yale ...

A meta-analysis of 17 trials including over 9,000 toddlers found no evidence that parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention programs have an impact on young children's BMI. Authors say their ...

Season of entry shapes childhood obesity outcomes. This graphical summary shows that children and adolescents entering the Whānau Pakari healthy lifestyle programme in summer, autumn, or winter ...

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...

America gets supersized as obesity rates spike in both children and adults - Rising obesity rates have been tied to a more ...

Among the chaos of busy days and competing priorities, in the end, all parents want is health and happiness for their children. But it's tricky for governments and health care providers to know the ...

While there are no specific symptoms of childhood obesity, doctors define obesity by body mass index (BMI) according to the weight and height of a person. Childhood obesity can put a child at risk of ...