April 30, 2009 — Editor’s note: Childhood obesity remains a significant health challenge today. From 2003 to 2006, 16.3% of children and adolescents aged 2 through 19 were overweight, defined as a ...

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Kent County's childhood obesity data is higher than statewide and national averages, county health officials say.

Kent County's first Childhood Obesity Surveillance Report reveals 40% of local children are overweight or obese.

Obesity Canada has published an updated guideline for managing obesity in children and adolescents. An earlier guideline for managing obesity in adults, which was published almost 20 years ago, added ...

New report makes ambitious recommendations for PE requirements. May 23, 2013— -- An Institute of Medicine report out today makes some ambitious recommendations for physical education requirements ...

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 ...

It should be noted that BMI screening is only one part of identifying overweight or obesity in children. Further testing and evaluation for risk factors, including genetics, family history, fitness ...

While parents and caregivers play a role in shaping children’s eating patterns, this does not mean they are responsible for childhood obesity. Various factors contribute to obesity, many of which are ...

According per World Health Organization (WHO), childhood obesity is defined as excess body weight that affects the health of ...

The study in the British Medical Journal looked at 24,000 children. Why are more children becoming obese by medical standards and what effect could their moms have? That's what researchers in a new ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Dr. Jayme Stokes, a bariatric surgeon with Novant Health, was in the studio to answer questions about obesity and weight loss options. Dr. Stokes says many factors can cause ...