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 ...

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 ...

The first two years of life are critical for children’s development and growth. While pediatric caregivers rely on a healthy weight trajectory that promotes cognitive, motor and socioemotional skills, ...

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 ...

There is a divide among some physicians about if and when children should use weight-loss drugs, which have surged in popularity among adults. In a recent study published in the New England Journal of ...

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 ...

As part of the study, children who received their first smartphone at age 12, developed depression at a 30% higher rate, ...

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 ...

The Broselow Tape is a color-coded length-based measure that is used across the globe for pediatric emergencies. The tape ...