Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

While childhood obesity has become more common in recent years, this is a condition that is about more than just weight.

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 ...

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 ...

The rate of adult obesity in the United States continued its gradual decline in 2025, as the use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs saw a sharp incline, according to new polling from Gallup. NewsNation’s Anna ...

Roughly 75% of U.S. adults meet new obesity criteria as researchers factor in body mass index (BMI) and waist-based ...

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, ...

New data from personal finance company WalletHub shows the most and least overweight states in America, based on an evaluation of key measures like obesity prevalence, diet and fitness levels. The ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: And as we said, it’s streaming live now — or no, it’s streaming now on Apple TV. We turn next to a health crisis in the United States. A new Biden ...