For decades, parents have urged kids to take a daily multivitamin — Flintstones Chewable, anyone? — to help fill nutritional gaps in their diet. Data shows that more than a third of kids in the U.S.

April 18 (UPI) --More than half of parents in the United States say that it's difficult to get children to eat a balanced diet, and half report that they regularly give them dietary supplements, ...

An expert shares what parents can do to help their kids eat a healthy diet. Nearly half of kids ages 1 to 5 are not eating a daily vegetable and nearly one-third are not eating a daily fruit, ...

The operative word in raising healthy children in this often-times unhealthy digital world they are growing up in is balance. A nutritional analogy works well here. A balanced nutritional diet doesn’t ...

Modern parents often make unintentional nutrition errors that can impact a child's growth and long-term health. Avoiding ...

Early childhood eating habits are crucial for lifelong metabolic health, with doctors warning that the first decade lays the foundation for conditions ...

With summer vacation wrapping up and school just around the corner, local heath experts recommend parents help ease their child's first-day jitters by starting early to prepare them for the transition ...

Q: I asked my pediatrician if the reason my son acts hyperactive sometimes is because he eats too much sugar, and she said that’s actually a myth. Really? A: Back in the 1970’s Dr. Benjamin Feingold ...

Vegetarian diets can be perfectly healthy for kids of all ages, even infants, but it's important to not let them be a french-fry-vegetarian, which focuses only on not eating meat. Beans, tofu, diary, ...

A child’s diet is important because it helps them grow, stay healthy and have the energy to play, learn and do the things they love. If you’re the parent or caregiver of a child with diabetes— or one ...