Children and adolescents who are obese tend to remain overweight as adults, carrying with them a high risk of adult obesity-related complications. The extra weight increases the risk for health problems normally seen in adults, like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. Overweight children are also at higher risk for asthma, sleep apnea and orthopedic/joint problems.

Nearly14 percent of children in the U.S. have high blood pressure.
For children, there is no single measurement for high blood pressure because blood pressure rises as a child grows.
Researchers have found 75 percent of children with high blood pressure are not diagnosed with the condition.

Parents are often shown their child’s growth chart—a graph that plots where a child falls in relation to peers in terms of height and weight—but it turns out, few of them know how to interpret the information.

We rounded up the five worst coffee creations in America — next time you need your caffeine fix, be sure to trade them in for the smarter alternatives. Making these simple swaps every day can help you lose 10, 20, or even 30 pounds in a year — without even dieting!

Are you a secret eater?  A calorie prisoner?  A University of North Carolina survey finds 60-percent of women have an eating disorder, and they may not take more familiar forms like anorexia or bulimia. And when food takes over your life, doctors say it’s time to take control.

Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all medical spending in the United States or an estimated $147 billion a year, U.S. researchers said Monday.
The CDC outlined 24 new recommendations on how communities can combat obesity in their neighborhoods and schools by encouraging healthier eating and more exercise.

As a nation, experts say we’re still putting on far too many pounds. It’s a big problem that experts say may soon begin to drain your tax dollars.

Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach.

As the childhood obesity rate skyrockets, doctors are becoming more concerned about families leading unhealthy lifestyles. A new program is helping parents get all the information they need to have a “lean family”.