Eating disorders are devastating mental illnesses that affect more than 7 million American women. Seventeen is the average age that eating disorders anorexia nervosa...

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Vegetables and kids ... the two are hardly ever seen together. But raising a child as a vegetarian is not as unnatural as it...

Hi Sue, I have a 16-year-old daughter who has decided to be a vegetarian. The problem is I don't think she gets enough protein...

Hi Sue: I have a 15-year-old stepdaughter who will not eat breakfast or lunch. She only eats from the time she gets home until...

A hallmark of the teenage years is growing autonomy and independence from family and parents, and teens are more likely to be eating outside...

I am a 15-year-old male. I play football and I want to get stronger and faster. My cousin was telling me about something called...

I am concerned about my daughter who will be 13 in just a couple of days. She is about 5' 2" tall and weighs...