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

From 2013-2014 to August 2021-August 2023, there were small increases in the percentage of children and adolescents with obesity, as well as in adults with severe obesity (but not obesity). There were ...

The percentage of U.S. adults with obesity did not significantly rise from 2013 to 2023, though a small uptick in the rate of obesity was seen for children and adolescents, according to data published ...

The commission has created a new definition of obesity and new guidelines for diagnosi... A new study conducted by researchers from Monash University explored how childhood obesity may impact ...

(Allison Robbert/The Washington Post) The Trump administration has promised that addressing childhood obesity will be a key part of its “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. That’s much ...

A significant percentage of adolescents in the United States are living with hyperuricemia, a condition that is associated with obesity and risks for cardiometabolic complications, according to study ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

President Donald Trump has announced the creation of the Make America Healthy Again Commission, a federal initiative aimed at ...

High ultraprocessed food consumption during early childhood is associated with obesity development, primarily in males.

Since the early 1960s our obesity rates have tripled. Now 60% of adults and 15% of children and adolescents are overweight or ...