“Genetic factors and obesity may cause unhealthy cholesterol levels in children ... It leads to very high cholesterol levels beginning at a young age, and typically needs to be controlled with ...

A new report has found obesity rates in Canada increased faster during the COVID-19 pandemic than in the entire decade beforehand. Researchers at McMaster university say they saw an increase of more ...

In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom ...

The risks of the new weight-loss drugs can sound scary, and there’s lots of talk about side effects. What does evidence show?

Kids today are more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says.

An accompanying episode of the Annals of Family Medicine Podcast, featuring study authors Ann Sinéad Doherty, PhD, and Emma ...

For many households, travel plans often go hand in hand with diet goals, whether it’s gearing up for beach season or simply ...

Parents is launching the first-ever Next Gen Awards, celebrating 40 changemakers helping families to get out of survival mode and thrive.

The 66-year-old retired claims consultant started wearing a fitness tracker in 2013 as part of a program at her workplace ...

What triggered your heart attack at such a young age? It was a combination of stress, a high pressure job and my diet and lifestyle choices, no doubt. I started working young — I was around 22.

A groundbreaking study involving genetic data from over five million people has uncovered how our DNA can predict obesity ...

The prevalence of pediatric obesity, especially extremely severe obesity, increased from 2008 to 2023 in the US.