While childhood obesity gets a lot of attention, some kids struggle with the opposite issue — they have trouble gaining ...

An abnormal BMI in children -- be it high or low -- can now be associated with impaired lung function, but if their BMI is ...

The parents of Jahmeik Modlin, 4, were initially charged with manslaughter. They are accused of locking away food from their ...

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 ... 18 months of age, but not ...

BMI is a quick and convenient tool for assessing weight-related health risks, but some researchers back replacing it with an ...

Whether it’s being too skinny or being overweight as a child, a new study finds an unhealthy body mass index (BMI) could lead to severe lung problems later on. A team from the Karolinska Institutet in ...

Youths who used one of two drugs from the class of medicines known as GLP-1s didn’t have a higher risk of suicidal thoughts or actions, compared to others of their age who were also trying to ...

“On the growth chart for children, this child does not even appear within the growth percentiles. He is indeed zero percentile compared to children his age ... have lost weight recently due ...

Purdue’s Zach Edey (15), Lance Jones (55) and N.C. State’s Breon Pass (10), battle for a loose ball in the second half during ...

In growing children, the impact of weight loss on growth and maturation should be evaluated. In Europe, the prescribing physician should monitor growth (height and weight) using age- and ...