According to a study by Swedish researchers, children who are chronically ill are much more likely than healthy children to be victims of physical abuse.

According to a recent study, kids who live in urban public housing spend more time playing outside than other urban children.

Portable pedal machines could address the health-impairing effects of sedentary jobs, according to a new study.

Although past research has shown that children who grow up poor have an increased risk of developing health problems as adults, a new study has found that there is a good way to counter this.

For decades now, watching lots of television has been linked to rising obesity rates. And now a researcher at the University of Minnesota is criticizing the device's increasing presence in restaurants.

Offering smaller portions at cafeterias might curb calorie intake for some, according to researchers at VU University Amsterdam.

Insufficient and disorganized sleep puts kids at higher risk of developing obesity and other health conditions, which may be able to be mitigated by "catch up" sleep on weekends and holidays.

Two recent studies point toward causes for the expanding rates of obesity -- and related health problems such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension -- among children. Problems start earlier than you think.

Rising indoor temperatures may, in part, account for rising obesity rates in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new study from University College London.

Race is a factor when it comes to the amount of weight-related counseling that obese patients receive, according to a recent study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.