Most parents try to start their children's day with a healthy breakfast. Yet one of the most popular breakfast foods is often packed full of sugar — sometimes as much as three Chips Ahoy! cookies.

Kids who don't get enough sleep might drive their parents crazy sometimes, but there could be more at stake. Kids' waistlines could suffer too.

Some diabetes patients believe eating five or six small meals a day helps control weight and boost metabolism. More evidence, however, is challenging the benefits of this meal plan.

Walking is one of the most common forms of exercise for people in the United States. For patients with chronic kidney disease, taking a walk could be a lifesaver.

Exercise is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. But for some people, it appears there is such thing as too much exercise.

While it’s true that childhood obesity is a complex problem influenced by many factors, the key to combating this problem may lie in three simple rules, according to a new paper.

College students don't always take care of their health needs, often taking part in behaviors that could put them at risk for cancer later on in life. However, not all students risk their health in the same ways.

The health benefit of red wine, grapes, chocolate and a few other foods is a hot topic. But was is fact or fiction? A new study doubts the health benefits of a substance called resveratrol.

Some of the biggest killers worldwide are diseases that can largely be prevented: heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancers and diabetes. But it will require some effort.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in high-income countries. It seems that the biggest risk factor for the condition may be a lifestyle habit that can be changed.