Some U.S. cities make it their mission to prioritize healthy habits and healthy spaces, while others put in less effort.

Just over 40% of Americans are obese based on their BMIs, and that number has been on the rise since the mid-1970s. But a few new statistics suggest that the obesity rate is now plateauing, or even ...

The latest report found 19 states have adult obesity rates at or above 35% — that's down from 23 last year.

A recent study ranked the 100 most populated U.S. metro areas.

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 ...

The Biden administration released a proposed rule allowing Medicare prescription drug plans to cover medicines for obesity, the future of which has been left to the in-coming Trump Administration.

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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, ...

Obesity — it's the bad word everyone throws around, but few want to truly understand. The American Academy of Pediatricians thought it had it all figured out with its shiny new treatment guidelines.

This week, Mad in America examines three studies around mental health diagnosis, psychotropic drug use, obesity, and diabetes ...

GLP-1 receptor agonist use in adults with concurrent type 2 diabetes and obesity was associated with increased risk for ...