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Kids today live in an ultra-processed world: Nearly 70% of what they eat is packaged, processed and probably not great for them. Here are ways to cut back, without cooking every meal from scratch.

Sure, they're tasty, but packaged snacks and meals can be packed with sugar, salt and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. So what are they doing to your health? Scientists are trying to find out.

Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith says efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. Her new book is Fat Talk.

The platform banned food advertising, yet many videos viewed by millions of kids continue to showcase candy, soda and packaged snacks, likely affecting kids' food preferences, researchers say.

The national study found a small but significant decline in the average BMI of more than 14,000 schoolkids after implementation of a 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals.

The plan announced by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack also seeks to decrease sodium in the meals served to schoolkids by 2029, while making the rules for foods made with whole grains more flexible.

On The Zest podcast, Wesley offers practical advice to get you cooking and eating more at home — which can benefit both your wallet and your waistline.

A new wave of obesity care startups offer access to new weight loss medications. But do they offer good health care?

People now have at their disposal more medicines that are effective at reducing weight, but none can counter obesity alone. One big problem: Insurance coverage remains spotty, and the costly drugs may be needed long term.

On this episode of The Zest, the Orlando-based chef and cookbook author suggests easy recipe switches and no-cook meal ideas.