Current childhood obesity prevention programs mostly focus on nutrition education and physical activity, which too often fail ...

A new Pediatrics study is putting a spotlight on something most parents don’t think about when it comes to kids’ health: ...

A sweeping review of decades of research is challenging a long-standing claim in food policy debates: that federal nutrition assistance programs contribute to childhood obesity. Researchers at the ...

A healthy start in life often sets the stage for future success. But what happens when that foundation is weak? A recent study suggests that childhood obesity may quietly influence not just health, ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid reignite debates over how to handle ...

A Yale study found that lowering parent stress can help protect young children from obesity. When parents practiced ...

Health coaching focuses on sustained engagement, helping families build habits over time rather than relying on one-time counseling. This approach also incorporates mental health, stress, sleep, and ...

GRAND FORKS — North Dakota has the fifth-lowest childhood obesity rates in the country, but the state's obesity rates increase into adulthood. Eric Johnson, an Altru Health System family medicine ...

Childhood obesity rates are declining slightly in Oklahoma, offering cautious optimism for families across the state. Pediatrician Dr. Scott Cyrus joined News On 6 to explain what the latest data ...

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher has found that children who are obese are far less likely to climb the ...

There seems to be a connection between gestational diabetes and childhood obesity. Studies suggest that gestational diabetes increases the risk of childhood obesity. Share on Pinterest VlarVix/Getty ...

National Nutrition Council & partners call for stricter marketing rules and front-of-pack labels as PH childhood obesity hits 12.9%.