Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, getting their immune systems boosted, teeth cleaned, eyes checked and ...

Dr. Cheryl Kendall discusses urgent pediatric health concerns, offering solutions for childhood obesity and digital addiction ...

The circadian rhythm of caloric intake is less pronounced and more delayed in young individuals with overweight and obesity ...

Recent senatorial hearings reflect the move to convict UPFs (ultra-processed food) as the culprit responsible for society’s obesity and juvenile metabolic diseases “epidemics” while deflecting focus ...

President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they will be studying the "threat" to children posed by ...

Greaux Healthy—a public service initiative powered by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in partnership with the State of Louisiana—has released the Childhood Obesity Prevention, Evaluation and ...

Developed in alignment with the 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guidelines, the toolkit synthesizes the latest scientific evidence and real-world strategies to support ...

Children with overweight and obesity experienced notable improvements in health outcomes after participating in a lifestyle ...

Children who are obese at the time of cancer diagnosis have inferior event-free survival and overall survival, new data suggest.

The causes of obesity are complex and influenced by many factors. While research has highlighted connections between sleep, eating patterns and weight gain, scientists remain uncertain of the role of ...

When you are in pain, you take two 500 mg paracetamol tablets four times a day. That same dosage applies to people with ...

In a bid to combat childhood obesity, high school students from Clark County are gearing up for the 6th Next-Gen Healthy ...