Childhood obesity

Several Mumsnet users advised against speaking to the daughter about her weight issue, while others said "she obviously needs some help in tackling it."

Overweight youngsters are spending too much time slumped on the sofa, say doctors, and not enough time in the park playing sports.

The finding is based on more than 1,200 people tracked for over 30 years, starting when they were in school.

"There is nothing, I think, more unfortunate than to have soft, chubby, fat-looking children," late president John F. Kennedy is shown saying in the trailer.

Children (or parents on their behalf) enter their height, weight, age and health goals, then begin logging what they eat.

The period in which a kid's brain stops consuming so much fuel comes with the risk of becoming obese, scientists hypothesize.

Following these habits appeared to slash the risk of becoming obese by 75 percent, scientists found.

The amount of sugar children eat rises as they age, the study shows.

Graphic images caused a 20% drop in consumers wanting to buy soft drinks in a new study.

Sadiq Khan estimated that 40 percent of London's 10- and 11-year-olds were overweight or obese.

Poor sleep precedes weight problems, and therefore may be a risk factor of obesity and not a consequence.

Parents are unaware of the risks of liver disease in obese children, study's author warned.

A 30 percent price change would prevent 63,000 deaths per year.

New study finds that obesity rates have drastically climbed by tenfold from four decades ago.

Nearly a third of children are overweight, and 17 percent are technically obese.

The U.S. has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world's most populous nations.

An analysis of more than 12,000 children found that TVs increased the risk of "body fatness," with girls most likely to be affected.

An increasing amount of research shows that BMI and weight are not necessarily the main indicators of a person's health.

The Government should restrict marketing by stopping junk food adverts from being shown on TV before the 9pm watershed.

There's no ill intent behind stores using "Plus," "Slim" and "Husky" labels for kids, but they fail to see a danger in using those terms.

Public health campaigners disheartened by the government's latest childhood obesity strategy draft.

Children are facing an oral health crisis as the cost of tooth extractions increases by 66% since 2010-11.

Current estimates of 41 million overweight and obese children under five represent just the tip of the iceberg.

Michelle Obama took the reins for the magazine's July/August issue, on newsstands Tuesday.