Finnish and US researchers say a tape-measure sum may outshine BMI at spotting rising blood pressure. But how far should this ...

A doctor discusses what parents need to know to keep their kids safe amid the surge of Rotavirus cases across the U.S.

As reforms spark debate, our community recalls forcing down heavily processed UK school dinners – and contrasts them with ...

New research challenges long-held assumptions about a key stage in childhood development, revealing that a commonly used ...

This comes as more researchers, and even some lawyers and public officials, are comparing the harmful effects of ultra-processed food and tobacco.

More and more patients are developing type 2 diabetes while still young. The diagnosis may lead to a life of disease.

Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

In new research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May) and published in ...

In new research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) and published in The ...

Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation Wednesday restricting SNAP purchases of sugary foods and drinks, a move supporters say ...