Plans for what would be a district’s fifth McDonald’s have been quashed after fears it would add to already high levels of childhood obesity. The restaurant was planned for wasteland next to ...

As childhood obesity continues to rise, more and more people may be dealing with the consequences of this kind of treatment. The findings were published in the International Journal of Obesity and ...

Below, we explore the averages and the factors that affect them, using statistics from the Centers ... may make some people more susceptible to obesity. However, diet and exercise also play ...

Researchers set out to compare the effects of antibiotic exposure before pregnancy, during pregnancy, at birth, and in childhood on the subsequent overweightness and obesity in children.

Childhood obesity is an increasing challenge worldwide, with over 159 million school-aged children diagnosed with obesity in 2022. The study followed 33,095 vaginally born children in Finland to ...

But some said it is unclear if removing the dyes would have a meaningful effect on rates of childhood obesity, diabetes or other problems. “Nobody’s going to be sad to see the food dyes go ...

It predicts that the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity in rural and lower socioeconomic ... A survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics shows that 49.6 percent of residents ...

Those rates are currently lower in Europe, but the trend is no less troubling. Obesity Statistics from the House of Commons Library in 2023 suggest UK obesity rates are running at 25% for adults and ...

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Supporters argue the bill is a crucial step in addressing Louisiana's high childhood obesity rate. The bill will now proceed to the full Senate for consideration. A Louisiana Legislative committee ...

False, misleading and predatory advertising for unhealthy foods that targets children in New York would face new prohibition under state legislation seeking to curb the childhood obesity epidemic.