Obese Children

Is it sugary drinks that are doing the damage? Could processed foods be to blame? Is there a collection of popular things that parents should stop feeding their children so often?

A new study has revealed that single children without siblings were more likely to be obese than children with siblings! The study was conducted by the researchers at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Researchers have sounded warning bells on obese children as young as five-year-old who could be potential candidates for stroke or heart attack later in life.Obese or overweight young children have already been found to have ...

Preschoolers who are regularly in bed by 8 p.m., are far less likely to become obese teenagers than young children who go to sleep later in the night, a new research has found.

Seven out of every 10 children in the age group of 13-15 years exercise for less than 60 minutes per day while more than one in five are overweight, placing them at a high risk ...

Obesity, especially in young children has been flagged by doctors and health experts as dangerous and as something that requires immediate attention. An unhealthy diet and lack of exercise have been the more obvious reasons ...

Some obese children as young as eight show significant signs of heart disease, according to a recent research presented at a major US cardiology conference.

Studies reveal that childhood obesity is alarming on the rise, and it could lead to more than 17 million obese children by 2025.

Smaller amounts of the other four microbial groups were found in participants, who were obese compared to children and teenagers of normal weight.

A recent study has found that low levels of physical activity, weaker physical fitness and obesity may lead to cardiovascular diseases, even in primary school children.