Of course, you want your kids to enjoy the holiday season, celebrate with friends and family and make memories that they’ll always remember. But so many of our celebrations are centered on food — and ...

Too much caffeine can do more than have your kids bouncing off the walls. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner provides some insight into how much caffeine children should be allowed to consume, the ...

For children, lower consumption of sugary beverages was linked with an increase of "good cholesterol" over a 12 month period in a Boston study. In adults, substantial evidence ties high sugar intake ...

Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and energy ...

When it comes to childhood obesity, experts are not shy about suggesting a link between consumption of calorie-filled sugary drinks and ballooning obesity rates in the United States. However, a new ...

Adults with children 17 and under living at home eat more fat than adults in childless households, according to a new study. Their daily fat intake is about 5 grams higher. "It's not a large amount, ...

Is your child crazy about sweets? Do they always think about what dessert to relish in their next meal? If so, then it’s time to keep a check on their sugar consumption. Excess intake of added sugar ...

Megan Ward, left, drinks an energy drink with her friend Mykel Prescott from Parker, Colo., at Ward's home in Castle Rock, Colo., in this 2008 file photo. The journal Pediatrics published online ...

CHICAGO — Nearly three out of four U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn’t budge much over a decade, although soda use declined ...

A new mathematical model calculates, with unprecedented accuracy, the caloric excess that produces childhood obesity and the changes in energy balance necessary to achieve a healthier weight. This is ...

Benjamin Lesczynski, 8, of New York, takes a sip of a "Big Gulp" while protesting the proposed "soda-ban," that New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has suggested, outside City Hall in New York ...