Food insecurity among families with children rose significantly last year after falling markedly in 2021, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Children were food ...

Food hoarding is a behavior that can perplex and worry parents. Finding hidden stashes of snacks and perishables in a child’s room can raise concerns about their well-being. Understanding why children ...

Getting children to eat vegetables can turn an ordinary meal into a negotiation. However, rejection does not always mean a child will dislike that vegetable forever. Research suggests that repeated, ...

A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, examines how the food choice values of parents impact their children's eating behaviors in restaurants. The study ...

Poland, England, and Spain are rewriting school lunch policy to promote healthier futures for kids. Could this be the future ...

Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the ...

February 15, 2024—The prevalence of “zero-food children”—children between 6 and 23 months old who did not consume any milk, formula, or food in the last 24 hours—is as high as 21% in some countries, ...

Concerns Over Children's Junk Food Intake The increasing consumption of junk food and highly processed items among children ...

Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, ...

Whether your child was recently diagnosed with a food allergy or has been living with one for years, you know how stressful it can be to manage. More and more are being diagnosed with allergies: The ...