Parents have long feared allowing their children to stay in front of the TV for too long, and now a new study seems to be validating some of those concerns.
A new study finds that childhood obesity may cause brain damage, affecting the areas of the brain in control of emotions, cognitive functions, and appetite control.
In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. live with obesity.
Researchers from Rutgers University report that children born to mothers who are obese during pregnancy and nursing may eventually develop obesity themselves.