Boosting the nutritional value of the WIC food package reduced obesity risk among Los Angeles children, report researchers.

"In almost none of the groups we analyzed are the numbers going in the right direction."

Brain scans suggest a link between using multiple digital devices and being susceptible to food temptations.

"...when it comes to adolescents we have just assumed that they're relatively healthy." A new report challenges that view.

"Prenatal DHA exposure appears to program the developing fetus to be protected against the blood pressure-elevating effects of obesity in childhood."

There's a major need for more culturally-adapted, bilingual childhood obesity prevention programs outside of school, researchers say.

When healthy eating and exercise interventions don't work, weight loss meds may help teens with obesity. But there is an "urgent need" for guidelines.

How much of a blood thinner, like heparin, should an obese person receive for bariatric surgery? Better dosages could prevent both blood clots and bleeding.

The hormone ghrelin may leave us more vulnerable to the smell of tasty food, research finds.

"Applying broad eligibility criteria to minimize risk doesn't work for everyone, and it unfairly affects minorities."