Smoking, extra weight in pregnancy tied to obesity throughout childhood

July 18, 2014

By Shereen Lehman Women who smoke during pregnancy and are overweight early in pregnancy are more likely to have children who become obese as toddlers and stay obese through their teenage years, according to a new study. Obesity rates have...

Study: U.S. teens eat too much salt, hiking obesity risk

March 12, 2014

By Alan Mozes American teens are taking in as much dietary salt as adults, far exceeding guidelines on healthy limits for daily consumption, new research warns. The investigation tracked the week-long eating habits of more than 760 black and white...

Gene mutation tied to higher obesity risk in kids

November 15, 2013

Obesity is on the rise among children, and a particular genetic mutation might play a role for some kids, a new study suggests. Researchers in Britain conducted genetic analyses of more than 2,100 severely obese youngsters. They found that those...