The economic burden of obesity is also significant. In the Finger Lakes, excess medical spending due to obesity is estimated ...

Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association. These ...

Under the proposal, if West Virginia can reduce its obesity rate to under 25% (the rate in Colorado and Hawaii, our leanest ...

A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick ...

The proportion of obese boys in China jumped to 15.2% in 2022 from 1.3% in 1990, trailing the United States 22%, but higher than Japan's 6%, Britain's and Canada's 12% and India's 4%. Obesity in ...

The conversation surrounding health care reform has intensified in recent years, revealing deep divides in how we view personal responsibility, government intervention and public health.

In the United States, 34% of adults are obese, Iowa passes this average at 37%. In Polk County, 36% of adults are obese. What counties have the lowest obesity percentage? What counties have the ...

In fact, alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity. However, the Surgeon General’s report illustrates that there is a ...

More U.S. adults believe it is a good thing than a bad thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with obesity or have a health ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates have dropped in the United States. A recent study by the CDC showed that from 2021 to 2023, those rates dropped from 41.9% ...

Obesity affects over a billion people worldwide and remains a looming public health concern. In the United States, nearly 1 in 10 adults experience severe obesity, a statistic that has risen ...