One of the more significant challenges we face as parents is making sure our kids are growing at a healthy rate.

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 study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children's Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other ...

Obesity among children leaving primary school in England has fallen for the third year in a row, figures show. New NHS data shows 22.1% of children in Year 6 (aged 10 to 11) were obese in 2023/24, ...