Childhood Obesity News

It appears that fatphobia among medical professionals has been disappointingly and rather shockingly widespread, and may still be. A few years back, a research team looked into the terminology most resisted by patients, but also pointed out ...

First came the updated childhood obesity prevention guidelines from the WHO. Next, a new international definition of clinical obesity is changing how researchers assess childhood health. It asks whether excess body fat is af...

This blog has been looking at some of the many sources of grievance that can be found in the ever-increasing existence of obesity in the USA — most of which, if the truth is acknowledged, revolve around money. People who don’t have much of it are upset because they are blamed for the fact that they can’t afford excellent nutritious food for themselves and their childr...

In just about any place or time, one of the favorite excuses for blaming and shaming is money. It is considered rude and in very bad form to cost other people money, especially by making them pay for something that you did or caused to be done.

Many Americans are overweight, not because they are helplessly afflicted by incurable disease processes, but because o...

Obesity care is entering a new chapter, with international guidance and medication research advancing on parallel tracks. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching