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World Health Organization finds rising rates of child obesity

by Melissa Healy Los Angeles Times January 25, 2016February 20, 2018

Governments should consider taxing unhealthy foods such as those high in fats and sugar, the report says.

by Lena H. Sun The Washington Post January 11, 2016February 20, 2018

Congress and the task force that issued recommendations Monday are duking it out over at what age and how often screening should occur.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post January 7, 2016

The latest recommendations take a big-picture approach that emphasizes adopting a pattern of healthy eating.

by BRADY Dennis The Washington Post January 5, 2016February 24, 2016

Public health officials worry the products threaten decades of progress in combating youth tobacco use and could cultivate more regular smokers.

by LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press December 28, 2015February 20, 2018

A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post October 28, 2015February 24, 2016

While the study is very preliminary because of its small size, it has important implications for how we think about the ills of sugars.

by Ariana Eunjung Cha The Washington Post October 14, 2015February 24, 2016

Some 23,000 people end up in the ER each year with problems after ingesting the nutritional products.

by MARILYNN MARCHIONE The Associated Press September 28, 2015February 24, 2016

A gene-activity test identifies women who are likely to respond to hormone-blocking drugs.

by Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times September 24, 2015February 24, 2016

A new study finds that senior citizens who work are in better health than those who don’t.

by LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press September 1, 2015

Research links obesity in middle age with earlier development of the disease.