Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

According to recent estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in five children in the United States is affected by obesity. Research has shown obesity often begins in ...

Childhood Obesity: A Growing Concern Childhood Obesity: The impact of changing lifestyles and poor dietary habits is increasingly evident in the health of children and adolescents. Kids spending ...

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically over ...

The faster a child takes bites during a meal or snack, the greater risk they have for developing obesity, according to researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences. But research ...

Parent-focused interventions for preventing obesity in toddlers were not effective, a meta-analysis showed. Most key secondary outcomes also did not improve; however, children in the intervention ...

Childhood Obesity: A Growing Concern The impact of changing lifestyles and poor dietary habits is increasingly evident in the ...