Liraglutide (Saxenda; Novo Nordisk) significantly reduces body weight in children ages 6 to 11 with obesity when combined with changes in lifestyle, results of the SCALE Kids trial show. The mean ...

Childhood obesity rates continue to rise in the U.S., affecting nearly 1 in 5 kids and adolescents ages 2 to 19. To combat it, experts are calling for early and intensive treatment. For some children, ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

LONG BRANCH, NJ –In New Jersey, data reveals that 14.2 percent of adolescents are overweight, and 10.3 percent are obese A new Pediatric Weight Management Program introduced by The Unterberg ...

The NHS is rolling out "spy scales" to monitor children's weight loss from afar and send motivational messages to keep them on track. Health chiefs said the scheme for severely obese children aged ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No difference was observed between in-person and remotely measured height and weight for children with obesity.