Rates of obesity in children are on the rise. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more...
The percentage of children and adolescents who are overweight and obese is now at its highest, with 1 in 5 children in the U.S....
Obesity is the most prevalent--and the most preventable--health affliction children face today. With one out of four young people already overweight or at risk...
My daughter is nine years old and will be starting the fourth grade this year. She has always been tall for her age. Starting...
We asked iVillagers what concerned communities can do about the dangerous rise of child obesity in our country, and the message boards lit up...
My eight-year-old is overweight and children at school bully him. Recently he came in second in the 50 yard dash and his classmates said...
SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The current standard screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the condition, Canadian researchers contend....
WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Teen girls who spend a lot of time on the Internet are more likely to see their weight...