childhood obesity

Obesity has been a long-standing health issue in the Ohio Valley and the pandemic has made it worse.

In West Virginia the childhood obesity rate is 21.9%. Both Kentucky and West Virginia’s rates are much higher compared to the national rate of 16.2%. Ohio's childhood obesity rate is slightly above the national average at 17.2%.

Tennessee is receiving a federal grant of more than $4.3 million to help prevent student obesity, manage childhood chronic disease and prevent those…

Kentucky's largest city will soon require restaurants to offer healthy food on its children's menus.The Courier Journal reports the Louisville Metro…

The childhood obesity epidemic rages on in the United States, with a big surge among the youngest kids, according to the latest government data.

The number of young people with obesity has risen tenfold since 1975, according to a study from the World Health Organization. At the same time, that rise has been far from uniform across the world.

Are kids more at risk of becoming obese because of their race or their economic status? A group of researchers at the University of Michigan tried to tease out an answer.

More Kentuckians are insured, protected from second-hand smoke and making healthier lifestyle choices, according to a recently released preliminary report…

Obesity is the leading cause of why 73 percent of young Kentucky adults are ineligible for military service, according to a report released Monday. The...

Young athletes gathered for the annual George Wilson Sports Fest Saturday for a chance to train with Tennessee Titans safety and Paducah native George…