Kids can control their health by controlling which button they push at the vending machine. Their snack time selection affects not only their current weight but their future health as well.  

Parents with athletic children haven't been focused on providing nutritious meal and snack options. Nutrition experts suggest changing habits to promote healthier eating habits in athletes. 

One weight loss surgical procedure in particular is suspected to increase a patient’s chances of developing alcoholism two years after surgery. Good support networks and healthcare practices may help lower risk.

When people think of eating disorders, they often think of young girls starving themselves to look like the women in fashion magazines. But older women suffer from these conditions as well.

The traditional Asian diet has been celebrated for their health benefits, but a recent study challenges one common aspect of this praise.

Soft drinks have been under fire lately for being a major contributing factor to the obesity epidemic among children. But some of that concern may be misplaced.

Does calorie count, not just overall fitness have an effect on how the heart ages?

When you talk about irritable bowel syndrome, diet has a way of entering the conversation. It's been shown that certain foods trigger uncomfortable symptoms – but which ones?

Any person who sets their mind to lose weight should be able to do so with a doctor's help. But the path that leads people to be obese is more complex.

While the health problems associated with childhood obesity are becoming well known, less is known about social and mental lives of obese children.