Childhood obesity is often linked to trauma according to a new finding.  Victims of childhood abuse also suffer a higher risk of obesity in adulthood. Read the full story

Childhood obesity can endanger both the physical health and emotional well-being of a child. But does the State have the right to take a morbidly obese child from a parent on the basis of the child’s obesity? That’s the question raised by the case of Alexander Draper, a 14-year-old boy who weighs 555 pounds. Read the full story