The study also finds that minimal screen time alone isn't enough to offset obesity risk among teens who don't exercise regularly.

The team found that after 68 weeks, 72.5 percent of those receiving semaglutide were able to see at least a five-percent reduction in weight.

Researchers with the American Heart Association say ultra-processed food turns teenagers on to other unhealthy eating habits, just like a drug.

Childhood obesity may signal dementia decades later, according to new research. Scientists say unhealthy weight and poor physical fitness during one's youth increases the risk of cognitive decline in middle age.

The average baby will see their length jump up by 50 percent and weight double during infancy alone.

Researchers found that impulsive children are also more likely to have greater urges to eat when food is sitting in front of them.