It’s important to help our kids maintain a healthy weight. But sometimes well-intentioned interventions can cause more harm ...

Doctors use BMI to determine whether a child’s weight fits the criteria for obesity. They use growth charts to compare children of the same age and sex. Factors in a child’s home, school ...

A deep learning model can predict the risk for obesity for young children using only routinely collected electronic health ...

Childhood obesity is influenced by diet, physical activity, genetics, and environmental factors, leading to significant health risks and psychological effects. The economic burden of childhood ...

Childhood obesity is one of the most common pediatric chronic diseases in the United States, affecting 1 in 5 children. It is also one of the most complex — driven not only by genetic and ...