New data show childhood obesity in the UK surging towards 2040, with millions of pupils projected to face adult-style disease ...

UK obesity rate one of worst in Europe as 228 million children worldwide will be obese by 2040, report warns - Globally, the ...

World Obesity Federation says half a billion children will be overweight and calls on governments to act to create healthier environments ...

There could be 227 million obese children worldwide by 2040. But as South Korea and Denmark have shown, it is possible to tackle this crisis, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Un ...

A third of British teenagers are now overweight or obese, putting them at serious risk of debilitating chronic disease and early death, according to a major new study. The figure has risen by 50 per ...

Since 1990, childhood obesity has nearly doubled globally, with the U.S. at the forefront. Addressing pediatric obesity requires a multifaceted approach from tackling the influence of social media and ...

India now has 41 million obese and overweight children, ranking second globally after China, surpassing the US, UK, and Japan ...

(CNN) — More school-age children and adolescents are now obese than underweight, a new report from the United Nations’ children’s agency, UNICEF, has revealed, with 188 million young people affected.