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December 7, 2011 A new report by the Environmental Working Group finds that the vast majority of popular cereals marketed to kids exceed guidelines that call for no more than 26 percent added sugar by weight.

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• Kids And Teens See More Ads For Sugary Drinks

December 2, 2011 The Partnership for a Healthier America, chaired by first lady Michelle Obama, has inked more than 20 deals with food companies from Walmart to Hyatt. The hope is that small changes to promote more healthful food within a big industry can help halt the obesity epidemic.

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November 28, 2011 A Northern California program offers a model for how parents can work with their kids to lose weight and keep it off. The approach is remarkably straight forward — and successful.

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September 15, 2011 The company has pledged to reduce its calorie and sodium footprints with a goal of 10 percent reduction over the next five years and 20 percent in the next decade. It says its restaurants will also downsize meal portions.

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August 3, 2011 Now researchers have confirmed what many parents see every day: Kids love to use electronic devices at the same time. The multitasking can make it even more challenging to figure out how much time kids are spending in front of screens.

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July 19, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, should parents lose custody of a child who is obese, and Rupert Murdoch's testimony. In the second hour, what comes next after the Arab Spring, and The Pirates of Somalia.

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June 27, 2011 Pediatricians are recommending that children shouldn't spend more than two hours a day plopped down in front of a computer, television or any other glowing device. And the littlest kids — those ages 2 and younger — shouldn't watch any TV at all, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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June 23, 2011 Almost 10 percent of babies and toddlers are overweight, and children's health researchers are concerned. The Institute of Medicine wants child care centers, preschools and parents to play a bigger role in keeping these young kids from gaining too much weight.

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June 20, 2011 Researchers in Maine found no significant relationship between the proximity of unhealthful food stores to schools and high school students' weight. But a critic said the study was too small to answer the question definitively.

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March 4, 2011 The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia want McDonald's to report to the world on what it's doing to address concerns about the health effects of fast food. The nuns are particularly concerned about children's health.

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February 10, 2011 A California mom is part of a lawsuit that claims the marketing of Nutella as a healthful food is misleading. The maker of the chocolaty, nutty spread stands by its product.

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February 7, 2011 Formula-fed kids who started on solid food by four months were six times more likely to become obese as preschoolers. For kids who got breast milk, there was no difference in obesity risk tied to when solid foods were introduced.

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February 4, 2011 The link wasn't explained by other factors, including the amount of TV watched or the time of day moms worked. The weight gain was small, about a pound, and no reason for moms to feel guilty, the lead researcher says.

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February 10, 2010 One can't help but ponder how much easier healthy eating might be for children living in a dual-income household with two ivy leaguers as parents, and, how much more convenient healthy eating becomes after moving into the White House where expert ...

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