For the first time in nearly two decades, Canada has updated its national clinical guideline for childhood and adolescent obesity — and this time, the focus isn’t on numbers on a scale.

“Obesity in children highlights inequities in our community infrastructure and access to resources.” According to the report, department’s childhood obesity surveillance program — established in 2010 ...

One such test is an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), used to look for signs of heart disease. Diagnosing Childhood Obesity To diagnose childhood obesity, a healthcare provider will use a growth chart ...

Sanjeev Sockalingam, scientific director of Obesity Canada. (Obesity Canada) The new guidelines instead define childhood obesity as a chronic, stigmatized and progressive disease, characterized ...

Union minister Savitri Thakur highlights concerns over childhood obesity, calling for a health-focused environment. Speaking at the seventh Poshan Pakhwada, she emphasizes community involvement and ...

Canada has released its first major update to pediatric obesity guidelines in nearly two decades, and the recommendations represent a dramatic departure from past approaches.

“Obesity is the most common chronic disease of childhood,” said lead researcher Professor Claudia Fox. “Left untreated, obesity in childhood almost universally persists into adulthood and is ...

Using spatial technology and longitudinal health records analysed throughout childhood, the authors found that youths with greater access to green spaces showed lower rates of obesity. Credit: Jo ...

Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its first comprehensive guide in 15 years to address childhood obesity. It's so concerning in the U.S., that for the first time the organization ...