New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025) highlights the need to support women and their families with overweight or obesity to optimise their health and ...

A long-accepted explanation of childhood growth patterns is now being challenged by new research that questions whether BMI ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study. Published in Obesity and Endocrinology, ...

New research suggests that having a high body mass index (BMI) as a young child may not reflect a lifelong risk of obesity. A study by experts from the University of Queensland Institute for Molecular ...

The dynamics of body-mass index (BMI) in children from birth to adolescence are unclear, and whether susceptibility for the development of sustained obesity occurs at a specific age in children is ...

Maternal factors, including high maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), high weight gain during pregnancy, and smoking, were associated with an atypically high BMI trajectory in children, based ...

A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still ...

Higher maternal prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain are associated with an increased risk for overweight/obesity in early childhood.

BMI alone may not accurately detect excess adiposity in children without obesity, missing many cases. The study emphasizes the need for additional body composition measures, like waist-height ratio ...

During a free presentation on May 20, Lompoc Health’s newest pediatrician will discuss how shame-based counseling negatively impacts pediatric health ...

Obesity BMI: Simple Insights for Better Choices: By Vedanshi Oli Key InsightsBMI is a basic screening indicator. It helps relate body weight to potential obesity-linked health risks. This post ...