School policies that let parents know when their children are overweight or obese appear to have little impact on the problem, a new study finds. In the last decade, almost all public schools in ...

The Yale team defined BMI-defined obesity using well-established threshold set by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Editor’s Note: Michelle Icard is the author of several books on raising adolescents, including “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen.” I’ve worked with middle schoolers, their parents and their schools for ...

When it comes to health, many of us focus on the number on the scale. However, weight alone doesn’t tell the whole story. A child who appears “plump” may ...

Children who have a TV in their bedroom are likely to gain weight. But kids who play active video games might lose unwanted pounds, according to two new studies. "In an age of widespread childhood and ...

Last February, Weight Watchers set off a firestorm when it announced it would offer its weight-loss program, for free, to teens ages 13 to 17. It angered many parents, as well as eating-disorders ...

In the midst of a pandemic — when so many people are out of work, feeling stressed about their finances and concerned about keeping their families healthy — it can seem trivial to worry that our kids ...

Nick Fuller works for the University of Sydney and RPA Hospital and has received external funding for projects relating to the treatment of overweight and obesity. He is the author and founder of the ...

For decades, parents have viewed their child’s spot on the growth chart as if it were a grade on a test. But how useful are these diagrams, really, in communicating the state of your child’s health?