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 ...

Halloween is a fun-filled holiday that’s best known for the deluge of candy. Between trick-or-treating and Halloween parties, it can be tough to moderate kids' intake of sweets and treats. In an ...

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 ...

Daily sugar intake fell by around 5 g in children and by around 11 g in adults in the 12 months following the introduction of the UK's "sugar tax," formally known as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fortification of foods with additional nutrients does have an impact on kids' intake of vitamins and minerals, but many children and teens are still not getting adequate ...

(NEXSTAR) – If you struggle to get your children to eat the recommended daily amount of vegetables, you’ll be interested to know that science has finally figured out a solution: Just deceive them. A ...

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Higher ultraprocessed food intake tied to higher intakes of free sugar and sodium. HealthDay News — Ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake accounts for nearly half of toddlers’ energy and increases in ...

Children who eat a lot of salty food also tend to down more sugary drinks – which, in turn, might be related to their risk of obesity, a new study suggests. The findings raise the possibility that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than half of the average American child's daily liquid intake now comes in the form of sugary sodas, juices and high-calorie drinks, researchers report. Kids who drink ...