U.S. childhood and teen obesity rates have reached record-highs while adult obesity rates may be slowing, according to two ...

An international research group has examined how many people are affected by preclinical and clinical obesity and what health ...

The CDC said in a 2024 report that just 2-in-5 young adults are both weight-eligible and adequately active to join the military.

In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold ...

Just 9% of older adults age 65 and up say they have taken GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, according to recent data from KFF Health — and only 1% said they take the medications just for ...

Preventing obesity involves making healthy lifestyle choices every day. To prevent obesity, you need to stay active, follow a healthy diet, and get adequate sleep. Obesity prevention also involves ...

Obesity represents one of the most significant health challenges of our time, affecting millions of people worldwide and contributing to numerous chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease, ...

Among the chaos of busy days and competing priorities, in the end, all parents want is health and happiness for their children. But it's tricky for governments and health care providers to know the ...

Doing away with switching the clocks for daylight savings twice a year could prevent millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes, according to a new study from Stanford ...

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem that has adverse and long-lasting consequences for individuals, families, and communities. The magnitude of the problem has increased dramatically over ...

A significant portion of SC adults face obesity, the most recent data shows. Here are the 10 counties where rates are highest.

In Washington and in town halls all over the country, obesity is being recognized as a genuine health crisis of epidemic proportions. With statistics that have doubled in the past 25 years, US obesity ...