Children who drink milk, either plain or flavored, tend to have “superior” overall nutrient intakes compared with children who don’t drink milk, according to researchers at Environ International Corp., the University of Vermont and the National Dairy Council.

Nine out of ten food advertisements shown during Saturday morning children’s television programming are for foods of poor nutritional quality, according to researchers at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the University of Minnesota.

Maybe when we were their age, we walked five miles to school, rain or shine. So why don't most children today walk or bike to school?

Children can reduce their body mass index by spending less time at TV and video games, researchers from the University of Buffalo found.

Researchers from the University of Glasgow have devised a new approach to treating childhood obesity.

Shiriki Kumanyika, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Health Prevention and Virginia A. Stallings, Jean A. Cortner Endowed Chair in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Penn and Professor of Pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, will be part of panel at special public session, Understanding Obesity and Childhood at the 2008 American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston.

The January 2008 special issue of The Annals, published by SAGE, explores the problem of obesity in the young, providing kids, their parents and caregivers a road map for a healthier lifestyle both for them and for future generations.

Metabolic syndrome in children represents a potentially serious threat to health in adulthood, yet many parents and caregivers do not have a clear idea of what metabolic syndrome is and why it is dangerous.

New York Sports Clubs and Snapple Help Dr. Mehmet Oz and HealthCorps Fight Child Obesity With Saints.

Strategies for decreasing a child’s risk for obesity often focus on improving eating habits and maintaining a high level of physical activity. While this is one way to address the issue, another way to reduce the risk of childhood obesity could simply come down to positive parenting, according to a Temple University study published in the November issue of Child Abuse & Neglect.

Scientists proved that if children do not get enough sleep they may become obese. Researchers have found that every additional hour per night a third-grader spends sleeping reduces the child's chances of being obese in sixth grade by 40 percent. Third graders are usually around 8 or 9 years old; sixth graders are around 11 or 12.

The weight of our children has become a political issue of late, with one in four Australian youngsters now classed as obese or overweight.