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child obesity

Help kids build healthy habits

A pediatrician offers tips for parents as they aim to help children reach a healthy weight amid a pandemic.

Lunchtime H2O may curb kids’ obesity

Getting kids to drink water with their school lunches could help keep their weight in check and save the U.S. billions in obesity-related costs.

Are you raising an ’emotional eater’?

Calming kids with food can start a vicious, fattening cycle.

Children of stressed parents more prone to obesity

Study aims to identify parental pressure as a risk factor for weight gain.

Very obese kids face more heart risks than thought

High cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure problems plague these children.