America is experiencing an epidemic of obesity in our children. That’s bad news, but worse, our kids are getting fatter at an accelerating rate. In the last 30 years, childhood obesity rates have ...

The COVID-19 pandemic not only disrupted children's education, recreation, and social lives, but it also increased the ...

Children who own smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, a new study published ...

New analysis of 10,000 U.S. children links early smartphone ownership to higher obesity risk, depression and lost sleep.

Over the next five years, scientists at the University of Southern California will conduct new research and analyze existing data to see if there is a relationship between pollution near busy roadways ...

According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United States is affected by obesity. Research has shown obesity often begins in ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers, a new study suggests. Children had a significantly lower average body ...

Childhood obesity rates are climbing in Oklahoma, leaving the futures of many children at risk, according to health experts. Health coach Dottie Small spoke to Dr. Rachel Franklin, a family medicine ...