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 ...

This would not be the first time that public-health experts have prematurely celebrated the peak of America’s obesity crisis.

CDC analysis uncovers which states experienced the sharpest obesity increases since 2013, with New Mexico leading at a ...

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 ...

The apparent plateau is short-term, the data incomplete and the share of people with severe obesity still rising. The ...

The CDC reports that over 36% of Ohioans are classified as obese, highlighting the state’s significant public health challenge.

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, ...

In India, 24 per cent of women and 23 per cent of men are overweight or obese, according to the National Family Health Survey ...

CDC projects that 1 in 3 people will have diabetes by 2050. Oct. 22, 2010— -- Up to one in three American adults will have diabetes by 2050 unless something is done to curb unhealthy lifestyle ...