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Gold-Standard Scans Show BMI Often Mislabels Overweight and Obesity, Study Finds

Researchers urge pairing the height‑weight score with direct fat or waist checks to prevent wrong calls in care.

Mexico Launches 500,000-Person Obesity Study in New National Strategy as Regional Alarms Grow

India Now Ranks No. 2 Globally in Childhood Overweight and Obesity, New Atlas Finds

One in Five Children Have Excess Weight Worldwide, With 507 Million Projected by 2040

RFK Jr. Downplays Fight Over ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ Says He Has ‘Bigger Fish to Fry’

UK Junk-Food Ad Ban Takes Effect as Critics Target Brand Loophole

UK Enforces Ban on Junk Food Ads Before 9pm and on All Paid Online Platforms

Mexico Secures 26 Court Wins Upholding School Junk-Food Ban

UNICEF Warns on Ultra‑Processed Food Harm to Children as San Francisco Sues Major Brands

Fatty Food Odors in Pregnancy Linked to Offspring Obesity Risk in Mouse Study

Sheinbaum Inaugurates Zumpango Bachillerato Conversion in Drive to Expand Upper-Secondary Access

Childhood Hypertension Nearly Doubled Worldwide Since 2000, Global Review Finds

England Bans Multi-Buy Deals on Unhealthy Foods as Obesity Crackdown Takes Effect

UK Enacts Junk-Food Ad Limits With Online Ban and 9 p.m. TV Watershed

Landmark Lancet Analysis Finds Early Parent-Focused Programs Don’t Cut Toddlers’ BMI

Mexico’s School Junk‑Food Ban Advances as Vendors Crowd Gates

Independent Study Finds England's Supermarket Placement Rules Cut Junk Food Purchases by Two Million a Day

Danish Study Shows Extra Screen Time Heightens Teens’ Cardiometabolic Risk

Recreational Screen Time Linked to Higher Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth

Genetic Inheritance Accounts for Most Parent-Child Obesity, With Maternal Nurture Impacting Teens