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A new U.S.D.A. study says cutting the costs of healthy food has a significant impact on kids' weights. Let's stop subsidizing corn syrup.

A common virus may be one of the causes of the obesity epidemic in American children. A study found obese kids were far more likely to have antibodies to a specific strain of adenovirus than normal weight children.

Women could help reduce childhood obesity by keeping a healthy weight during pregnancy and breast-feeding, a government panel ...

The rate of chronic disease among kids 8-14 has doubled in the past 20 years. Over half suffer at some point from a long-term health problem.