childhood obesity

A decade ago, Army recruiters started coaching individuals to help them lose weight so they could enlist. It's not an official Army program, but it has become necessary to recruitment, many say.

Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Health are mapping the correlation between childhood obesity and gut bacteria. 

A comprehensive new report from UNICEF calls attention to the surge in obesity in developing countries — even as they're dealing with children who are undernourished.

Even well-intended comments about weight and dieting can actually harm children. Here's advice for how to set kids up for a healthy life and a positive self-image.

Physicians often harbor unconscious bias against kids and teens with obesity. It affects how they talk with their patients and can make kids' health worse. Some doctors are trying a new approach.

A long-term study finds that children who are bullied or shamed for their weight may gain more weight over time than peers who aren't teased.

In February, the city will ban advertising for food and drinks high in salt, sugar and fat in all of London's public transportation network. It is part of a plan to curtail rising childhood obesity.

The childhood obesity epidemic rages on in the United States, with a big surge among the youngest kids, according to the latest government data.

Many of these experts are also parents, and their work informs their approach to making rules with their kids about phones, TV and other media.