I was blindsided by my parents’ decision to send me to Camp Stanley, which promised to ‘slim down’ girls with ...

Only 13% of Americans were obese in the 1960s, and today, that number is as high as 43%. Nutritionist Autumn Bates explains ...

Hypertension in adolescents (aged 10–19 years) and young adults is becoming a major global health issue, largely due to ...

What if your toddler's chubby belly wasn't just "baby fat" that would disappear, but an early warning sign for serious health ...

Chocolate milk is both healthy and unhealthy. It contains essential nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, but it's also ...

The first five years of a child's life may be key to preventing overweight and obesity in years to come, say the authors of ...

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO2025) in Malaga, Spain (11–14 May) reveals that adverse ...

A pediatrician (right) comforts her son as he receives his first dose of the covid-19 vaccine. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) I'm ...

Children born to mothers with higher BMI in early pregnancy have greater weight and BMI from birth through age 10, regardless ...

The results were clear: a child’s growth was closely linked to the mother’s BMI at the start of pregnancy. For every 5 kg/m² ...

But what your child eats in those early years doesn’t just fuel their growth, it helps shape their mood, brain development, ...

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Childhood obesity nearly triples a person’s risk for experiencing discrimination or ...