As kindergartners cycled through the lunch line at Sandia Vista Elementary School on a recent day, food service worker Anita Martinez reminded each student to add one fruit and one veggie to their ...

A law banning unhealthy food at public schools in Mexico took effect Monday. In the fall, schools were given six months to phase out highly processed salty and sweet foods, like chips and sugary ...

Kenya's processed food market has expanded significantly, with supermarkets and kiosks flooded with ultra-processed foods ...

A Republic reader is concerned about the effects of air pollution on children, and wants to know how to push for change.

African governments have depended heavily on foreign aid, often at the expense of building sustainable domestic financing ...

With a bill signing deadline rapidly approaching, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday ratified bills aimed at boosting and ...

Federal leaders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz joined Gov. Braun to announce changes through the “Make Indiana Healthy ...

It’s perhaps no wonder that obesity in Mexico is something ... A 2015 study of 1380 low-income households in Mexico City found that childhood overweight was seen as a normal, even desirable ...

A bipartisan bill is urging Congress to provide non-dairy milk options in the National School Lunch Program to support ...

The Supreme Court blocked a lower-court order directing the Trump administration to rehire 16,000 fired federal workers who ...

The World Health Organization recommends a tax of at least 20% on sugary drinks as an effective tool to help reduce consumption and curb related health risks. South Africa introduced a tax on ...