In a little over two decades, almost 260 million people in the United States are predicted to have overweight or obesity, ...

New statistics have revealed that one in six 10 to 11-year-olds in Buckinghamshire are obese or severely obese.

The prevalence of obesity and overweight is extraordinarily high. Unsurprisingly, deaths related to obesity are on the rise, ...

By Dr. Samir Softic and Dr. Aurelia Radulescu University of Kentucky In the United States, one in five children are obese.

Over the past three decades, there has been a startling increase in the prevalence of obesity across the USA, at least doubling in adult men and women (aged 25 and older) and older female and male ...

Massachusetts, which has lower rates than other states, has still seen increases especially among young adults.

The professor in charge of children's health in England called obesity a "ticking time bomb", but warned the NHS cannot solve the problem alone. Statistics from the Office for Health Improvement and ...

For decades, researchers from all obesity-related disciplines have been observing the escalating prevalence of people living ...

The data is from the Government’s national child measurement programme, which covers mainstream state-maintained schools in ...

More than a quarter of 10 to 11-year-olds in Walsall are obese or severely obese, new figures show – meaning the area has one ...

The highest proportion of children at reception in Essex who are classified as overweight is found in Tendring. In 23/24 26.2 ...

Restricting the number of new fast food cuts child obesity, suggests new research. Planning policies to limit outlets selling ...