Obesity Canada has published an updated guideline for managing obesity in children and adolescents. An earlier guideline for managing obesity in adults, which was published almost 20 years ago, added ...

Obesity often persists from childhood into adulthood, yet guidelines are segmented by age, lacking adolescent-specific recommendations. Discrepancies exist in BMI assessment, exercise, and dietary ...

The study included 6713 participants who were receiving at least one year of obesity treatment and who were followed until 18 to 30 years. HealthDay News — A positive response to treatment for ...

It should be noted that BMI screening is only one part of identifying overweight or obesity in children. Further testing and evaluation for risk factors, including genetics, family history, fitness ...

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, obesity rates in children, especially those publicly ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians can use lifestyle modifications, medications and surgery to treat obesity in children New pediatric ...

In addition to healthy weight reduction through lifestyle changes, experts recommend anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery to help manage metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver ...

Nutraceuticals, which can have beneficial effects on glucose metabolism, lipid profiles, inflammation, and gut microbiota, can be paired with dietary and lifestyle changes, but since study ...

Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Key Takeaways Obesity is a chronic disease diagnosed when a person's BMI is 30 ...