Raising healthy children sounds pretty simple: Good nutrition and 60 minutes of physical activity a day protects kids from obesity, diabetes, and a host of chronic diseases later in life.

The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that children need a variety of nutrients for proper growth and development. As ...

Have you ever wondered why kids often prefer chips over salad or why some families naturally choose home-cooked meals over ...

Instilling a lifelong love for healthy foods in your kids means starting early with modeling positive eating behaviors, creating a structured eating environment and encouraging them to eat for ...

But now is not the time to retreat into our homes to "protect" our children, pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest told ...

Findings reveal that the health of children in the U.S. has deteriorated across nearly every major health indicator over the ...

Among children ages 3 to 17, the "prevalence of chronic conditions increased from 39.9% to 45.7% in pediatric health systems ...

Growing kids often get hungry between meals. Many packaged snacks for kids may be unhealthy – full of added sugars and artificial ingredients. Here are 28 healthy snacks kids love. Snack time is ...

Iowa launched Healthy Kids Iowa, a new summer food program for low-income children, that replaces Summer EBT. The program provides $40 worth of nutritious food per eligible child monthly.

A new study suggests that many kid-friendly breakfast cereals are slipping in nutritional value, with more fat, sugar and sodium sneaking into every spoonful. Go for these healthier options.