For the first time in a decade, adult obesity in the United States dropped last year, a new study has found, and researchers are curious how the rise in popularity of weight loss drugs like ...

Data on almost 17 million adults nationwide showed the obesity rate -- which has been rising for years -- fell from 46.2% of adults in 2021 to 45.6% in 2023, Harvard University researchers report.

At least 1 in 5 adults in each U.S. state live with obesity, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals.

A new analysis of obesity guidelines suggests more evidence is needed to develop stronger guidelines for the transition period between childhood and adulthood.

There are several reasons for the increasing obesity cases across the globe, including India. Lifestyle changes since the 1990s has played a major role in childhood obesity, leading to adult obesity.

Obesity prevalence among US adults falls slightly to 40%, remains higher than 10 years ago: CDC The CDC report found almost 10% of U.S. adults had severe obesity.

For the first time in over a decade, American adults made strides to become healthier in 2023, as the obesity rates have fallen, according to a new study.

So does a 5-foot-6 person weighing 185 lbs. Rates of severe obesity have risen among U.S. adults, however. In 2013, 7.7% of adults were severely obese, but that number jumped to 9.7% 10 years later.

California has one of the lowest rates of adult obesity in country, report says Data shows U.S. obesity rates have more than tripled since the mid-1970s.

Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, research found. That might be due, in part, to weight loss drugs like Ozempic.

Obesity dipped in U.S. adults last year for the first time in more than a decade, research found. That might be due, in part, to weight loss drugs like Ozempic.