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Researchers analyzed national health data from 2008 to 2023, uncovering a surge in the most severe obesity categories for children aged 2 to 18 years old.

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Professor Amelia Lake, dietitian and public health nutritionist at Teesside University, writes about health inequalities ...

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Tackling childhood obesity has long centered around rigid calorie counting and restrictive diets—methods that often backfire when applied to children.

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India’s rising obesity, now affecting all groups including children, is fueling serious diseases. Tackling it requires ...