Overweight and obesity in childhood are associated with increased risk of obesity and related non-communicable diseases in adulthood, potentially contributing to premature death. Stable isotopes are ...

Introduction Body mass index (BMI) is the pragmatic measure to assess children's obesity clinically and BMI charts are widely used for counselling ... Recommendations are made regarding BMI chart ...

A government spokesperson said: "We are committed to halving childhood obesity rates by 2030 and we welcome this data which shows a decrease in the prevalence of primary school children living ...

Objectives Increasing rates of childhood obesity have been suggested as a possible cause for the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions among adults and children. Few studies have examined ...

In contrast, an individual with a BMI Z-score of 2 at age 4 will have a 6.5% chance of T2D by the age of 25 and 22% chance by the age of 35. The early onset obesity model also shows that a higher ...

‘Currently, obesity treatment is inaccessible to those who need it most, namely individuals with the highest levels of excess weight, while our prevention policies remain insufficient.’ It comes as ...