"A child's weight may increase steadily over time and then suddenly accelerate at a rate outpacing their height growth, making them climb higher on the growth chart. For these children, weight ...

Susma Shanti Vaidya, MD, MPH, a pediatric bariatric medicine specialist at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, who was not involved with the study, said the weight gain was not alarming.

Feeding children more nutritious meals may not make them vegetable lovers, but can promote healthier weight over time by ...

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with ...

There is a divide among some physicians about if and when children should use weight-loss drugs, which have surged in popularity among adults. In a recent study published in the New England ...

The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report. The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and ...

With kids’ bikes starting at less than £150 and rising to £1,000, there are a lot of different options, each with slightly different features. From the number of gears to the weight ...

Liraglutide lowered body mass, slowed weight gain and improved health markers in kids ages 6 through 11, according to research presented Tuesday at a medical conference and published in the New ...