The most obese American kids and teens are only getting bigger, a study finds. Aug. 21, 2010— -- The heaviest American children and teens are only getting bigger, researchers found. Overall ...

There were 1266 children entering Head Start from 1995 through 1997. Of these, 94% obtained parental consent to participate in the entire baseline screening protocol and 4% obtained parental consent ...

(Augusta, GA) – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 15 percent of children age 6-19 are overweight. The effects of genes on the development of obesity during childhood ...

BMI correctly identifies most children with overweight or obesity and remains the best method to measure adiposity, according to recent findings. “Perhaps contrary to popular opinion, this review ...

Background Extremely low weight and rapid changes in weight and body composition have become major concerns in many sports, but sufficiently accurate field methods for body composition assessment in ...

Obesity in middle age increases the risk of dementia in later life, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. The study involved 10,276 members of Kaiser Permanente medical care programme in ...

Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, finds new research. Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, finds research ...

Objectives: To determine if the changes in specific skinfold sites induced by intense athletic conditioning over a three year period were associated with changes in running performance in high level ...