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

The prevalence of obesity among adults has slightly decreased in the United States but remains higher than 10 years ago, new federal data shows.. Among adults aged 20 and older, about 40.3% were ...

A brief research report evaluated obesity among U.S. children and adolescents from 2011 to August 2023 and compared changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ten years ago, CDC said, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. The new data show prevalence was highest in Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia, where more than 40% of adults ...

The prevalence of obesity increased among children and adolescents from 2011 to 2023, with the increase most pronounced among Black youths, according to a study published online July 1 in the Annals ...

Obesity prevalence is similar among men and women and adult men aged 60 and over were more likely to be obese than younger adults. Adult women over 60 included 42.3% obese compared with 31.9% ...

This innovation is led by the need for greater patient compliance and user-friendliness, portending an era of more convenient ...

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 ...

Overall, the prevalence rate of severe obesity will double in high-income countries in the same period, from roughly 10% to 20%, overtaking the growth rate of obesity (BMI ≥30).

Universal access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for eligible populations could reduce global obesity prevalence by half and save ...

National Income-Obesity Statistics. Here are the income-obesity statistics for 1971-1974: Less than $25,000: 22.5 percent obese ; $25,000-$40,000: 16.1 percent obese ...