More Americans are overweight than ever before. The US is losing its battle against the bulge. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that Americans are heavier ...

Obesity rates have remained roughly the same in the U.S. over the past two years, but remain high nationwide — especially in the Midwest and South. (Getty Images) More than one in five American adults ...

The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All states had an adult obesity prevalence exceeding 20%. Obesity prevalence differed based on race and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - New details from the Centers for Disease Control show how more than one-third of American adults are obese, and Kentucky and Indiana have some of the highest rates. The CDC ...

At least 35 percent of residents had obesity in 16 states in 2020, up from nine states in 2018, according to the CDC’s 2020 Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps. Those 16 states are: Alabama, Arkansas, ...

New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend using GLP-1 medications to help manage obesity along with a ...

Washington University School of Medicine researchers presented a study linking obesity to an increase in the progression ...