The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate in 40 years with the District having one of the worst problems, according to a new report that also finds more c ...

The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate in 40 years, according to a new report that also documents a recent rise in the number of children living in ...

According to Children International, it's super important not to use the adult BMI scale on kids: "They will frequently say a child is underweight when they're fine." The CDC also warns parents ...

In 2019, air pollution resulted in nearly 6 million premature births and 3 million underweight babies worldwide, according to the study. And in the United States, ambient air pollution contributed ...

University of Michigan researchers tracked 12,874 people born between 1951 and 1975 for as long as 40 years; 8 percent of them weighed less than 5.5 pounds at birth.

Over 20 million babies around the world — about 1 out of every 7 — were born underweight in 2015, a slight improvement over rates in 2000 but not enough to meet goals and prevent global health ...

Vegan women run a higher risk of developing life-threatening preeclampsia and having underweight babies, a new study has found. The University of Copenhagen research, published last week in the ...

NEW YORK — The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate in 40 years, according to a new report that also documents a recent rise in the number of ...

It’s a notion that may sound counterintuitive to parents of underweight babies: putting them on a calorie-restricted diet. This is particulary true in cultures that prize chubby, cherubic bab… ...

Underweight Babies, Underachieving Adults. 2 minute read. Frank Pellegrini ...

The highest rate of underweight children was found to be 4.22 percent for 12-year-old girls and 3.88 percent for 15-year-old boys. Boys ages 7 and those 9 to 17 also logged record rates, as did ...