Childhood Obesity

After the White House: A Retirement Plan for President Bush

Dr. Stephen Forman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Dr. Stephen Forman

As President Bush leaves the White House and returns to Texas, we can only hope for him what we want for ourselves; to learn from our mistakes and to do good in the world with the time.

Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Margo G. Wootan

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

Sweet Surprise

Christiana Wyly | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living


Christiana Wyly

What are we starving for? We are addicted to corn like we are addicted to sugar like we are addicted to oil. It's the cheap oil that enables the production of the cheap corn in the first place.

Come See a Killer at Large in New York

Bryan Young | Posted 12.15.2008 | Entertainment


Bryan Young

Killer at Large examines the rapidly increasing level of American obesity from a public health and policy perspective, and we hope it will blow your hair back.

Fat Kids Have The Arteries Of 45-Year-Olds, Study Shows

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 12.12.2008 | Living


NEW ORLEANS — Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of hear...

Obesity: Fighting the Epidemic

Philip Howard | Posted 10.19.2008 | Living


Philip Howard

Almost 80 million Americans have obesity-related diseases -- resulting annually in over 86,000 foot or leg amputations.

Venus and Serena Williams Endorse Oreos; Meth Next

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 10.11.2008 | Living


Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Is it responsible to link a junk food of such notoriety to sports?

Obesity Crisis or Cognitive Crisis?

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living


Alvaro Fernandez

The ability to self-regulate behaviors is not a genetic given, but learnable and trainable. If adults cannot regulate their own eating and exercise habits, half the battle is lost.

Statins for Kids?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines this week, recommending some children as young as 8 take cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

Eating Well is a Revolutionary Act

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Dr. Jonny Bowden

To really get "serious" in the war on obesity is a revolutionary act. The bad actors are the very folks who hold the GDP in their hot little corporate hands.

More Z's Means Less Pounds For Your Child

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Here's another reason to get the kids to bed early: More sleep may lower their risk of becoming obese. Researchers have found that every additional ho...

Ad Links Larry Craig, Farm Bill And Childhood Obesity

Washington Wire | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A group working to combat childhood obesity is using -- of all things -- Sen. Larry Craig's (R., Idaho) men's room incident to raise awareness on how ...

School Lunches Get Healthier

New York Times | Andrew Martin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


As students return to school this week, some are finding unusual entries on the list of class rules: fewer fried foods, smaller servings and no cupcak...