Childhood Obesity Stories
A government panel is gearing up to offer its updated recommendations for dealing with childhood obesity, and singled out behavioral programs as the best treatment.
Children will consume about 3,190 calories just this year from Halloween candy as a result of trick-or-treating.
Many poor people around the world have to choose between money and adequate nutrition, which one UN expert has called a "human rights" issue. Meanwhile in the United States, people across all income brackets eat fast food.
Student lunches at school now have fewer calories than four years ago; are updated federal guidelines succeeding in making students healthier?
God and grain go together like peas and carrots, so some people have put modern, secular twists on religious dietary restrictions as a way to stay healthy.
The FDA is set to redefine what it means to label something "healthy." And it wants your help.
Obese children are at higher risk of developing serious weight-related problems, according to new research. Even children as young as five are showing signs of poor health.
An intervention program focused on lifestyle changes at school and at home has stopped unhealthy weight gain.
A new study has found that food commercials influence children's eating choices and brain activity.
Later bedtimes may contribute to obesity in school-age children.
Obese teens gain better mobility after weight-loss surgery.
In Australia, the health care costs for obese preschoolers were 60 percent higher than costs for healthy kids.