Seafood is always a great choice for protein if you’re young and female, right? Not so fast.

Bring on the bread. Eating gluten at a young age may not raise kids' risk of celiac disease.

If you've got metabolic syndrome, you may have a raised risk for urinary tract symptoms like bladder leakage, having to urinate more often, having to get up at night to go and feeling an urgent need to go. And you may be able to fight those symptoms by losing weight.

As more children become obese, related health problems like nonalcoholic fatty liver disease may be putting their health at risk.

Coffee drinkers may have a new reason to have an extra cup of joe.

Cutting back on the sweets may be a concern for those trying to slim down, but it should also be a concern for those who want to protect their teeth, say the authors of a new study.

With obesity on the rise worldwide, solutions like bariatric surgery to combat life-threatening medical conditions linked to being obese have become more common. New research looked at the effectiveness of another weight-loss option.

As the rate of obesity increases, many patients may turn to bariatric surgery as a weight-loss solution that can cut down on potential health problems associated with being overweight.

Youngsters returning to school from the summer face challenges in proper oral health, including maintaining good lunch habits, protecting their teeth in sports and flossing.

Bacteria aren't just foreign invaders that make us sick. We also hold healthy bacteria within our bodies. Hosting a diverse collection of this good bacteria in the gut may depend on more than diet.