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

Expert reveals what are the physical, emotional and behavioral changes when a child begins to gain unhealthy weight.

What new research has discovered about rates of obesity among kids and adolescents — and what experts say about it. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Excess weight and obesity in ...

Not all weight gain in kids is mere cuteness! Keep an eye out for warning signs such as snoring, labored breathing, achy join ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From May 2020 to September 2020, nearly one-third of parents who were surveyed reported that their children ...

The United States childhood obesity epidemic has been old news for some time. That is until the new weight loss drugs hit the market. The American Academy of Pediatrics is telling parents it is safe ...

Thankfully, perceptions of weight and obesity are slowly changing for the better, even in medical circles. But that doesn't mean these forward-thinking perspectives are the majority — far from it.

A near tripling of weight loss attempts among children of normal weight over the past 20 years has been hailed as "alarming" by researchers. Whilst welcoming increased attempts to shed excess weight ...

Diet is a four-letter cuss word in Traci Baker’s house. She and her son Mason Baker have made it a rule to stay away from words that give healthy choices a bad connotation. “Obesity is a disease that ...