Excess youth overweight and obesity remained highly prevalent in the United States in 2024, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.

In the United States, obesity continues to be a serious public health concern; approximately 1 in 5 children and 2 in 5 adults are affected. The CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, common wisdom and public health messaging have assumed that people in highly developed nations, like the United ...

Adult obesity in the United States has gone up over the past 30 years and more increases are expected in the next decade, according to a new study. In the study, published Tuesday, Jan. 28, in JAMA, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The prevalence of obese adults in the United States more than doubled between 1990 and 2022. File Photo Diego Azubel Jan. 28 (UPI) ...

The Midwest and South also had high rates of obesity for non-Hispanic white men and women. In 2022, West Virginia had the ...

As we honor Black History Month and Heart Health Month, we are reminded that access to care for obesity and ...

Obesity is a growing issue among the global population, including older adults. There are various health issues associated with obesity. However, you can manage it with lifestyle changes and treating ...

Between 2013 and 2022, obesity surged across the United States, and, while there has been a notable drop in levels since a peak of almost 40 percent in 2022, some states have still seen dramatic ...

July 14 (UPI) --Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a new study says. Deaths linked to the 13 types of obesity-related cancer rose to 13 ...