(HealthDay News) — Body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence declined in the United States in 2023, according to a research letter published online Dec. 13 in JAMA Health Forum. Benjamin Rader, PhD ...

Obesity rates have dropped alongside surging use of Ozempic, Wegovy and other blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, a new report shows. The obesity rate for adults in the United States slid from a ...

July 14 (UPI) --Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a new study says. Deaths linked to the 13 types of obesity-related cancer rose to 13 ...

The general rate of obesity among adults in the United States has stagnated, but the rate of severe obesity has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A report ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America's epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But ...

Between 2013 and 2022, obesity surged across the United States, and, while there has been a notable drop in levels since a peak of almost 40 percent in 2022, some states have still seen dramatic ...

A study finds the rise in U.S. obesity rates have hit a plateau in children but are still climbing for adults, and are still ...

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BMI and obesity prevalence in the US decreased for the first time in a decade in 2023. (HealthDay News) — Body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence declined in the United States in 2023, according ...