Palo Alto, California-based Kurbo Health, which is developing a mobile-enabled program aimed at preventing childhood obesity, announced that it plans to monetize the program as a subscription-based ...

A federally funded systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 childhood obesity-prevention programs (with 20 discrete interventions) in high-income countries has found: Programs that promoted healthy ...

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically over ...

During the program evaluators’ session, a number of themes emerged regarding actions that hold promise for improving the ability of evaluators to measure the progress and outcomes of community-based ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up One of the serious health consequences of obesity is elevated ...

A meta-analysis of 17 trials including over 9,000 toddlers found no evidence that parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention programs have an impact on young children's BMI. Authors say their ...

This report includes the latest recommendations and current standards endorsed by the AAP and CDC. The report summarizes a shift from the simple identification of obvious obesity to universal ...

Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if ...

Existing approaches to behavioral programs targeted at parents with children up to age 12 months and that aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at ...

A landmark study led by the University of Sydney has found no evidence that family-based early obesity prevention programs, such as home visits from health professionals or community parent groups, ...

The real question is: Why are we even here? Using GLP-1 injections for preventable diet-related diseases in children is a ...

Existing approaches to parent-focused behavioral programs delivered up to 12 months of age which aim to combat childhood obesity are insufficient to improve body mass index (BMI) at approximately two ...