According to the WHO, since 1990 obesity has more than doubled in adults and quadrupled in adolescents. In 2022, one in eight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British children are not getting shorter, despite claims to the contrary. In fact, they are getting taller. But this is not good ...

Labour's 'milkshake tax' will have next to no effect on tackling childhood obesity and reducing sugar consumption.

Studies from Mexico and the US showed similar findings. A study published in Science in 2024, using data from the UK Biobank, ...

The recently released World Obesity Atlas 2026 has presented a sobering outlook, suggesting that India is navigating a complex shift from a historical struggle with undernutrition to a rising ...

Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impact ...

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British children are not getting shorter, despite claims to the contrary. In fact, they are getting taller. But this is not good news. When my colleagues and I analysed national data on child height, ...

GP practices will be eligible for up to 18 QOF points under new indicators for taking part in obesity management, guidance ...

Medicine is steadily improving its evidence base, but in children, careful research and ethical limits mean progress takes ...

Boots has become the first national retailer to make a major change to its food range that will interest millions of people ...

Loyal followers of RFK Jr, these US mothers are homeschooling their children, rejecting modern medicine and living a ...