“Early intervention would be lifestyle change, and that can be extremely helpful, especially in younger adolescents who are ...

New research links America's most popular cooking oil to obesity through metabolic pathways that convert fatty acids into weight-promoting compounds.

For the first time in a decade, adult obesity in the United States dropped last year, a new study has found, and researchers are curious how the rise in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic ...

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study found that nearly three quarters of adults in the U.S. are affected by obesity or overweight. That study, reported in the medical journal The Lancet, found that by 2050, ...

McAllen, Texas, was once labeled the most obese city in America, drawing national attention to a growing public health crisis ...

2023 marked a decline in BMI and obesity prevalence in the US, potentially linked to weight loss medications like semaglutide. The study analyzed data from 16,743,822 adults, showing a slight BMI ...

A new Biden proposal for coverage of obesity drugs by Medicare and Medicaid coincides with a report finding that 75% of American adults are overweight or obese. The numbers have been trending upward ...

Arkansas has the third highest obesity rate in the US, with 40% of its population affected, or roughly 1 million people, ...

The researchers assessed the association between Alzheimer’s biomarkers and body mass index (BMI), according to a press ...

A study found soybean oil contributed to obesity in mice, prompting concern about its use as America's most popular cooking oil.

In a recent article published in JAMA Health Forum, researchers assessed trends in obesity and body mass index (BMI) across American adults between 2013 and 2023. Their findings indicate that BMI and ...