WorldAtlas has released a list of the ten states with the highest obesity rates. Louisiana was listed as the third state with ...

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

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

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 ...

Extra body weight and too little activity are now among the top drivers of cancer. To keep cancer rates low in Utah, we need ...

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, ...

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 ...

The use of GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity has cause awareness of the complex medical condition to surge. But the cost of ...

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 ...

A daily weight-loss pill will soon be available in the US, after the regulator gave approval to Danish drug company Novo ...