Obesity rates for Black children and adolescents are 22.4% in the decade before the pandemic and 35% in the 2 years after the ...

Irregular sleep, including later sleep timing and poor continuity, was associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome among Black adults.

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Clinicians who work with elite college athletes and military cadets should be aware of the association between higher body ...

The National Center for Health Statistics measured adults and children to see weight, height and other size trends ...

BMI and WC were differentially associated with microvascular and macrovascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Children who are living with severe obesity are more likely to experience a clinically relevant change in BMI when GLP-1 agonist drugs form part of their treatment, new research being presented at ...

Severe obesity, also known as Class III obesity or morbid obesity, is defined by a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40 or higher, or a BMI of 35 or higher with obesity-related health conditions.

Meanwhile, the rate of severe obesity — a BMI of 40 kg/m 2 or greater — rose from 8.5% in 2010 to 10.7% in 2021 before decreasing to 10.3% in 2024.