Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic ...

By 2050, over half of the adults and one third of the youth may be obese. Experts have called for urgent action to prevent ...

My son has been overweight his whole life. He is now obese and is asking if he could take the medicine he sees on TV ...

Adolescent BMI amplifies genetic risk for high blood pressure, with sex-specific differences in how BMI modifies SBP ...

We are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and lack of connection. Would a nutritional metaphor help us think about this ...

A new study finds that sleep deprivation in teenagers may significantly increase their risk of high blood pressure, a major ...

Teenagers who slept less than 7.7 hours in a sleep lab were observed to be almost three times more likely to have elevated blood pressure than well-rested peers.

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Published to medical journal The Lancet, the study analyzed obesity trends in 204 countries total. They found that the number of obese individuals spiked globally from 929 million to 2.6 billion ...

If you want to give your teen ownership over their own finances, a teen checking account can be a great tool. The best checking accounts for teens will avoid common bank fees like overdraft fees ...

The identity of a teenager who allegedly threw her newborn baby out of a hotel window has been revealed. American Mia McQuillin, 18, has been accused of tossing her baby boy from the second floor ...

Many overweight teens are bullied and end up feeling isolated, says Sattar. A study of almost 7000 adolescents with obesity showed that those who were on this type of drug, known as a GLP-1 ...