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

The World Health Organization estimates that 43% of children have tooth decay worldwide and 20% of children aged 5-19 years are overweight or living with obesity.

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 ...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins joined ...

The report by Apollo Hospitals zeroes in on three urgent health issues: fatty liver disease, post-menopausal health decline, ...

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 ...

Mexico has banned junk food in schools to combat childhood obesity and diabetes, replacing unhealthy snacks with healthier options. This initiative fa ...

With obesity rates rising among adolescents in India, the group led by the Indian Council of Medical Research- National ...

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

Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising. The Scientific ...

Pre-school children should not be given drinks laden with sugar or artificial sweeteners, experts have said. Younger children – typically those under the age of five – were already advised not to ...

A report from the New Mexico Department of Health shows progress with childhood obesity in the state. The report shows ...