More elementary school children in New Mexico are becoming overweight and obese, according to the state Department of ...

As a specialty registrar in pediatric dentistry, I've seen first-hand the pain children experience because of poor oral ...

Raising concern over childhood obesity, Union minister Savitri Thakur on Tuesday said over-nutrition and obesity have become ...

As kindergartners cycled through the lunch line at Sandia Vista Elementary School on a recent day, food service worker Anita Martinez reminded each student to add one fruit and one veggie to their ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a restructure is needed at HHS due to Americans "getting sicker." But are they? Here's what the ...

Waist-to-height ratio should be used in conjunction with BMI to assess overweight and obesity in children and adolescents, a ...

More than a decade after the Obama-era move to generally prohibit whole and 2% milk in schools as part of an effort to lower rates of obesity among ...

Phthalates — the synthetic chemicals used in everyday products for food packaging, personal care, toys and more — have been ...

Federal lawmakers are considering bills to reintroduce whole and 2% milk in school meals, a move that could reverse a ...

Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the ...