“Weight of the Nation,” a four-part film and HBO documentary series, will debut April 23 in Austin. The film — which has appearances by Texas Comptroller Susan Combs and Susan Nix, assistant athletic ...

A study of more than 10,000 12-year-olds found the earlier children acquired smartphones, the greater the risk of obesity, ...

According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United States is affected by obesity. Research has shown obesity often begins in ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers, a new study suggests. Children had a significantly lower average body ...

Finally, a little good news concerning the nation’s rising obesity rates: rates among children in some cities and states are starting to drop. Obesity experts and state health officials are excited by ...

In the past four decades, the rate of childhood obesity has quadrupled, increasing kids’ risk of serious conditions, including type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. This is a profoundly unequal ...