New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided insight into the prevalence of obesity across the United States. The figures, initially from the 2023 Adult ...

Obesity rates continue to climb across the country, and a new study from UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council finds that this is a major driver of rising healthcare costs in the U.S., as ...

Using a new definition that includes waist-based measurements, the team found that more than 75% of adults may meet criteria ...

Guest columnist Patty Starr is president and CEO of the Health Action Council. Newly released insurance claims data from more than 220,000 people reveal the latest evidence on the role obesity plays ...

(The Center Square) - The number of states with the highest obesity rates declined in 2024, while Nevada’s obesity epidemic deepened. Last year, 34.2% of Nevadans lived with obesity, putting the state ...

Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research. The U.S.

Alaskans are much more overweight than they used to be, with adult obesity rates nearly tripled since 1991, according to a new state report. The 2025 Alaska Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity ...

New data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate Oklahoma’s obesity rate is declining. CDC data ...

When you think about global health challenges, obesity probably comes to mind as something that affects wealthy nations. But ...

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed ...