In 2021, over 15 million children and young adolescents and 172 million adults were overweight or obese. This represents a ...

High consumption of ultraprocessed foods containing high levels of added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium is associated with obesity in early childhood, especially in boys.

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

New Insights Into the Biology and Risk Factors of Childhood ... pathways associated with childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction, and identifies environmental risk factors during ...

“Ultra-processed foods are common in today’s retail market, but they are not all easy to spot,” says Zheng Hao Chen, a PhD ...

"The increasing prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in younger people has many factors. Key contributors include obesity, ...

The fast food giant used a GP to support appeals against planning decisions in some deprived areas with the worst rates of food related ill health in England. Then it threatened councils with bills ...

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned of a rising cancer burden. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among ...

In “Seven Deadly Sins,” neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the science behind Dante’s greatest transgressions.

Dr Liz O’Riordan, a breast cancer surgeon and three-time cancer patient, shares the surprising things that raise the risk of ...