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In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The Journal of Nutrition, a 42-year-old theory as to why children's body mass index (BMI) decreases post-infancy ...
Apr 16, 2026
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A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, offers new insights into a decades-old puzzle in childhood obesity. The study found that while body mass index (BMI) starts to rise in early childhood during a stage known ...
Apr 16, 2026
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Higher fat content in the pancreas of children and adolescents with obesity is associated with an increased level of heart and metabolic risk factors, including higher-than-average body mass index (BMI), elevated diastolic ...
Mar 31, 2026
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Researchers from the Arnold Healthy Kids Initiative and Research Center for Child Well-Being have continued publishing results from their three-year study examining the health effects of providing free summer camp for children ...
Mar 18, 2026
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In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical definition of obese. But ...
Mar 6, 2026
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Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the odds of prescription higher with increasing age, increasing body mass index (BMI), and non-Hispanic ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Excess youth overweight and obesity remained highly prevalent in the United States in 2024, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 17, 2026
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The Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health at IU Indianapolis has released updated findings on childhood obesity trends through 2024. The new report shows that while the sharp pandemic-era increase in obesity ...
Feb 9, 2026
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Running with your kids can be a great way to spend time together and build some healthy habits. But when is the right age to start?
Jan 19, 2026
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A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examined parental concerns about child disordered eating among families participating in a long-term, motivational interviewing (MI)-based behavioral intervention.
Jan 17, 2026
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