Adding a parental mindfulness intervention improved parenting and child food intake and obesity risk over nutrition and activity counseling alone.

A new Pediatrics study is putting a spotlight on something most parents don’t think about when it comes to kids’ health: ...

Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a Rutgers researcher has found that children who are obese are far less likely to climb the ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday revealed that childhood and teen obesity rates in the U.S. have reached record highs in recent years. The first report details how ...

Childhood obesity has become one of the most alarming health issues of our time. In every corner of the world, more children are consuming high-calorie diets, spending long hours on screens, and ...

Metabolic syndrome increases risk for heart disease and diabetes. Learn how lifestyle changes can protect children's health.

If current trends continue, nearly 56 million children in the country could be affected by 2040. The report also highlights that more than 180 countries have seen a rise in obesity since 2010, and ...

Health coaching focuses on sustained engagement, helping families build habits over time rather than relying on one-time counseling. This approach also incorporates mental health, stress, sleep, and ...

Medicaid/CHIP surveillance demonstrated an 11.4% relative rise in pediatric diabetes prevalence, including a 24.3% increase in type 2 diabetes, with disparities by geography, sex, and region.

The number of overweight and severely obese Americans is still on the rise, despite the boom of weight-loss medications like Ozempic. A CDC report published Wednesday examined trends in adults and ...