Think sugary cereals, frozen pizzas, chips, soda and ice cream tied to high rates of obesity and other disease.

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has cited ...

RFK Jr. has also vowed to work to remove ultra-processed foods from federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they're babies and toddlers ...

Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they’re babies a ...

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight as a waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.

This research examines childhood obesity rates in a rural county before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Body mass index (BMI) was almost three times more likely to classify children as overweight than waist circumference-to-height ratio, according to a new study.