The bad news is, we don’t know why some children arrive in the world equipped with a hardiness that others lack. The good news is, hardiness can be acquired.

Brynne Huffman’s Facebook post garnered more than 34,000 comments and almost 170,000 “Likes” in a single day. What could inspire so many responses?

Physical pain brings temporary emotional distress, but parents who “fix” this pain by buying ice cream do their children no favors.

Patients who are obese because of emotional problems have a million triggers to deal with on a daily basis, soothing their discomfort by eating.

Studies show that in the developing world, childhood obesity is “an exploding nightmare.” The entire world has become an obesogenic environment fraught with risk factors.

Unfortunate misunderstandings were fostered by bureaucrats, news reporters and editors when the President spoke about the obesity epidemic.

The increase in obesity rates had slowed down since 2005, but decelerated growth is hardly the same as a decrease, despite some studies and claims.

Willpower is not a muscle that grows with exercise. It becomes worn out with use, and a lot of research backs it up. How does it stack up against the concept of “mindfulness” as a pathway to healthful eating?

Since mid-80s, Pepsi had sponsored Super Bowl halftime shows and made multi-million-dollar deals with megastars like Michael Jackson, Beyonce and Prince.

Stars like Beyonce and Katy Perry have been criticized for the promotion of sugar-sweetened beverages. But why should anyone begrudge them their juicy corporate contracts?

A study by New York University evaluated the health value of foods and drinks endorsed by entertainers idolized by teens, and the results are not good.

Research shows industry-funded food studies influence public perception of what constitutes healthful eating and make unrealistic claims.

Childhood Obesity News looks at the relationship between food companies and children — specifically advertising, packaging, and other forms of marketing.

Consider all the different ways in which food corporations can stymie potential government action meant to alleviate the obesity epidemic.

There is a childhood obesity epidemic, with food addiction being a very likely culprit, while kids are being used to push highly pleasurable foods.

Researchers find that commercials stir up cravings, not so much for any particular brand or item but for the unhealthy foods in general.

The idea that negative effects generated by unhealthy behavior can be neutralized by engaging in a healthy behavior is unlikely to lead to a good place. Compensatory Health Beliefs, or CHBs, seem to be pretty widespread. A typical example, “I can eat t …

There is so much to say about television advertising and children, we made a five-part series exploring the ugliness.

Children don’t have the intelligence, experience, or judgment to know when a message should be ignored, so legislating advertising to kids is a good idea.

There are reasons to believe that Leaky Gut Syndrome is a serious condition, which does the body harm and is linked to obesity.

There are a lot of reasons to dislike glyphosate, including its link with obesity and its proclivity for promoting leaky gut syndrome.

Allergies correlate with obesity. And if Bt toxin kills kidney cells, it probably can do other things that we don’t know about yet.

A number of the same conditions and symptoms appears to be linked with obesity, imbalance of the microbiome, and leaky gut syndrome.

There is a relationship between high fructose corn syrup and the obesity epidemic, and there is a relationship between HFCS and leaky gut syndrome.

The auto-immune responses and resulting inflammation can set off an internal chain reaction that includes depression and fatigue.

Children are unable to handle emotional turmoil and turn to comfort eating. This eating and behavior pattern increases the risk of obesity.

When parents punish or dismiss the sad or angry feelings of a child it leads to more sad and angry feelings, and eventually, to a crisis.

Studies show that a person’s emotional state affects taste perception, and stressed people crave sweets more intensely than those in a positive frame of mind.

It becomes increasingly clear that obese young people can get cancer before they are old enough to legally drink, vote, or marry.

Studies estimate that as many as 20% of the cancer cases in America would not exist if the population were not so obese.