Too much caffeine can do more than have your kids bouncing off the walls. Pediatrician Dr. Cindy Gellner provides some insight into how much caffeine children should be allowed to consume, the ...

Of course, you want your kids to enjoy the holiday season, celebrate with friends and family and make memories that they’ll always remember. But so many of our celebrations are centered on food — and ...

CHICAGO - Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults (73 percent) consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate hasn't changed much over a decade, although soda use ...

Is your child crazy about sweets? Do they always think about what dessert to relish in their next meal? If so, then it’s time to keep a check on their sugar consumption. Excess intake of added sugar ...

For children, lower consumption of sugary beverages was linked with an increase of "good cholesterol" over a 12 month period in a Boston study. In adults, substantial evidence ties high sugar intake ...

Adults with children 17 and under living at home eat more fat than adults in childless households, according to a new study. Their daily fat intake is about 5 grams higher. "It's not a large amount, ...

Dr. Robert Lustig previously argued that sugar is as bad as tobacco or cocaine. Now, he's advocating for a sugar tax in the Guardian based on a new diet study of obese kids. Lustig and colleagues ...

Megan Ward, left, drinks an energy drink with her friend Mykel Prescott from Parker, Colo., at Ward's home in Castle Rock, Colo., in this 2008 file photo. The journal Pediatrics published online ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benjamin Lesczynski, 8, of New York, takes a sip of a "Big Gulp" while protesting the proposed "soda-ban," that New York City ...