We like to say that food is medicine, yet the nation’s largest daily prescription is written with virtually none of the safeguards that govern drugs. Every year, the National School Lunch Program ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – One in five kids and adolescents in the U.S. is obese and it’s considered a serious public health problem. Obesity can affect everything in the body, like the heart and lungs, and ...

These days, the risk of flu, cough, and fever has increased not only in Delhi-NCR but across the country. Young children, in ...

About 1 in 5 American children are obese today. In 1980, it was 1 in 20. Among school-age children and adolescents, 40% have at least one chronic health condition − in the 1980s, it was less than 4%.

RIGHT NOW, FAMILIES IN NEED CAN SIGN UP FOR THE NEW SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM, HEALTHY KIDS IOWA. IT’S AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USDA SUMMER EBT PROGRAM CALLED SUN BUCKS. EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD WILL RECEIVE UP TO ...

Nearly 7 million women and children receive WIC benefits. Sarah Manasrah has received aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- commonly known as WIC -- since her ...

Kids' Food Basket is a non-profit organization that seeks to increase access to healthy food for children and families in West Michigan. They have local community food distributions and educational ...