The U.S. always seems to be in competition with China—economically, technologically, militarily. But how do the two countries ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...

Ultraprocessed food consumption in preschoolers is associated with increased body fat, particularly in boys, underscoring the ...

A significant percentage of adolescents in the United States are living with hyperuricemia, a condition that is associated with obesity and risks for cardiometabolic complications, according to study ...

Experts offer a variety of policy solutions to the childhood obesity crisis. Many are drawn from the anti-tobacco playbook — ...

The policies included mandating primary and secondary school students to have at least two hours of physical activity daily, ...

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Childhood obesity continues to be a growing problem in out country. So, should the government regulate food advertising like it did with cigarettes?

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, ...

Government regulation of the tobacco industry, including advertising restrictions and warning labels, has significantly reduced smoking rates. Childhood obesity ... half of American adults smoked ...

Since the early 1960s our obesity rates have tripled. Now 60% of adults and 15% of children and adolescents are overweight or ...