FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Obese children appear to be especially susceptible to the lure of fast food, a study found. They stuff themselves even more ravenously than other youngsters do and are less ...

The rising prevalence of childhood obesity, especially post-Covid 19 pandemic, has emerged as a significant health concern.

Junk food consumption in children causes obesity, and is linked to poorer academic performance as well as physical and mental health problems in adulthood Open any restaurant menu and you’ll find a ...

Two years ago, Jazmyne Robinson was 14 and carrying 230 pounds on her 5-foot-2 frame. Her menstrual cycles were messed up, she was urinating constantly and by the time she arrived home from school ...